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4,667 books · 44 prizes · 39 countries
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Clarín 2017 · Winner
Cadáver exquisito
Agustina Bazterrica · 43 when first published
Novel · 224 pages · Speculative
AI-generated summary:After a virus deadly to humans spreads through the animals and they are wiped out, eating human flesh has become legal, and society is split between those who eat and those who are eaten.
Clarín 2005 · Winner
Las viudas de los jueves
Claudia Piñeiro · 45 when first published
Novel · 274 pages · Crime, Satire
AI-generated summary:In a gated community in Argentina, a group of men meets every Thursday night without their wives, who call themselves the Thursday widows, until one night the routine breaks.