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Veinte, Veintiuno / Twenty, Twenty-One - Paperback

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by Laia Jufresa (Author)

En su primera obra de no ficción, Laia Jufresa, una de las mejores escritoras mexicanas, retrata con ingenio y mucho humor las pequeñas cosas que nos incumben, obsesionan, angustian y que, pese a todo, nos impulsan a seguir habitando, y rescribiendo, este presente enrarecido.

« Un libro pandémico? Sí y no. Un libro -con pandemia de fondo- sobre la manera en la que nos contamos: lenguaje y pantallas, escritura y maternidad, las nuevas vidas nuevas. Lleno de humor y asombro, bellísimo . - Elena Medel

Cuánta gente cabe en un departamento cuando sus tres habitantes están confinados?

Cuántos idiomas si uno de ellos apenas está aprendiendo a hablar?

Cuántos personajes si uno de los tres es novelista?

Veinte, veintiuno narra cinco estaciones en la vida de una pequeña familia bilingüe adaptándose a la «normal nuevidad , y retrata el peculiar lenguaje que construyen juntos y encerrados: un idioma destinado a desaparecer.

Una y otra vez, este libro nos recuerda que, bien mirado, lo cotidiano es extraordinario.

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In her first non-fiction work, Laia Jufresa, one of the best Mexican writers, portrays through her peculiar wit and humor the small things that concern, obsess, distress, and nevertheless push us to keep living and rewriting this rarefied present.

"A pandemic book? Yes and no. A book--with the pandemic as background--about the way we narrate ourselves: language and screens, writing and motherhood, the new new lives. Full of humor and wonder; so beautiful." --Elena Medel

How many people fit in an apartment when its three residents are confined?

How many languages if one of them is just learning to speak?

How many characters if one of them is a novelist?

Twenty, Twenty-one chronicles five seasons in the life of a small bilingual family adapting to a "normal newlifelihood," and depicts the peculiar language they create together, locked down: a language destined to disappear.

Over and over again, this book reminds us that, when you look at it properly, the mundane is indeed extraordinary.

Author Biography

Laia Jufresa creció en el bosque de la niebla de Veracruz y pasó su adolescencia en París. Cuando en 2001 se mudó a la Ciudad de México descubrió que no sabía cruzar la calle. Desde entonces escribe narrativa. Es autora del libro de cuentos El esquinista, el libro álbum La apuesta y el audiolibro Veinte, veintiuno.

Umami fue su primera novela. Se ha traducido a nueve idiomas. En el festival de Primeras novelas de Francia, en 2016, se le votó como la mejor primera novela en español de ese año. En inglés, traducida por Sophie Hughes, ganó el premio PEN Translates Award y fue finalista del Best Translated Book Awards 2016.

Se le ha nombrado como uno de los mejores escritores de Latinoamérica (Bogotá39) y de Mexico (Mexico20). Su ficción ha aparecido en Vogue, Words Without Borders y McSweeneys, su no-ficción en El País, Netflix, la BBC. Vive en Edimburgo, Escocia, donde cría una hija, escribe, y dirige Escribir es un lugar, un programa para escritoras hispanas de todo el mundo.
Number of Pages: 144
Dimensions: 0.55 x 7.4 x 4.25 IN
Publication Date: February 20, 2024

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