![]() ![]() As a young girl reading about the dictatorship in her country, Enríquez said, “I did not distinguish between reality and fiction because reality was worse than any fiction could imagine. According to its publisher, the novel explores issues of family, power, and politics.Įnríquez has been described as a Gothic realist influenced by writers from Arthur Rimbaud to Emily Brontë. There Gaspar becomes involved with a secret society run by his dead mother’s family, who seek eternal life by engaging in horrific rituals, human sacrifice among them. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story follows a protagonist named Gaspar as he and his father travel from Buenos Aires to the Iguazú Falls on the border of Brazil. Argentine author and journalist Mariana Enríquez has won this year’s Herralde Prize, a Spanish-language award given annually by the Barcelona-based publisher Anagrama.The award comes with a cash prize of 18,000. The award comes with a cash prize of €18,000.Įnríquez’s novel, Nuestra parte de noche ( Our Share of Night), is a Gothic-inspired tale set against the backdrop of the military junta in Argentina in the 1970s and ’80s. Argentine author and journalist Mariana Enríquez has won this year’s Herralde Prize, a Spanish-language award given annually by the Barcelona-based publisher Anagrama. Reseña de Nuestra parte de noche, novela de Mariana Enríquez, con la que ganó el premio Herralde de novela. ![]()
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