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Pink slime : a novel / Fernanda Trías ; translated by Heather Cleary.
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- ISBN: 9781420518061
- ISBN: 1420518062
- Physical Description: 297 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: [Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2020
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| General Note: | First published in Spanish as Mugre Rosa by Literatura Random House in 2020. |
| Summary, etc.: | A port city is in the grips of an ecological crisis. The river has filled with toxic algae, and a deadly 'red wind' blows through its streets; much of the coast has been evacuated as the wealthy migrate inland to safety, leaving the rest to shelter in abandoned houses as blackouts and food shortages abound. The unnamed narrator is one of those who has stayed. She spends her days trying to disentangle herself from the two relationships that had once meant everything to her, and looking after the young boy who's been placed in her care. As the world in which they move becomes smaller, she reflects on the collapse of the other emotional ties in her life and the emergence of a radical yet tender solitude. With striking prose and vivid characters, the multi-award-winning Pink Slime offers profound reflections on motherhood, marriage, and caregiving, set against the backdrop of a crumbling city. |
| Language Note: | In English, translated from the Spanish. |
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| Subject: | Port cities > Fiction. Environmental disasters > Fiction. Toxic algae > Fiction. Reflection (Philosophy) > Fiction. Large type books. |
| Genre: | Apocalyptic fiction. Novels. |
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Summary
Pink Slime : A Novel
A harrowing, intimate novel about a woman and the people who depend on her as the world around them teeters on the edge--marking an award-winning Latin American author's US debut. In a city ravaged by a mysterious plague, a woman tries to understand why her world is falling apart. An algae bloom has poisoned the previously pristine air that blows in from the sea. Inland, a secretive corporation churns out the only food anyone can afford--a revolting pink paste, made of an unknown substance. In the short, desperate breaks between deadly windstorms, our narrator stubbornly tends to her few remaining relationships: with her difficult but vulnerable mother; with the ex-husband for whom she still harbors feelings; with the boy she nannies, whose parents sent him away even as terrible threats loomed. Yet as conditions outside deteriorate further, her commitment to remaining in place only grows--even if staying means being left behind. An evocative elegy for a safe, clean world, Pink Slime is buoyed by humor and its narrator's resiliency. This unforgettable novel explores the place where love, responsibility, and self-preservation converge, and the beauty and fragility of our most intimate relationships.
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