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Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You: A Novel
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A grieving father reflects on his past and the life he could’ve had in this sharp, tender story of identity, love and family set in the heart of Colombia.
FINALIST FOR THE 2026 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
From the award-winning author of Fiebre Tropical, an electric, highly anticipated novel set in Colombia’s underground queer scene.
It is a known fact that the queens who refuse their destiny are haunted. Rejection turns itself inward, a bullet to the heart of said queen, and unleashes, per Travesti Lore, a river of curses.
Cloistered in a dreary Bogotá apartment, Ignacio’s light has dimmed, leaving his teenage daughter, Valentina, to raise...
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