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Guadalupe Nettel

Born 1973 · Mexico

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    International Booker 2023 · Shortlist

    Still Born

    La hija única

    Guadalupe Nettel · 47 when first published

    Novel · 200 pages · Family

    Translated by Rosalind Harvey

    AI-generated summary:Eight months into her pregnancy, Alina is told that her daughter cannot survive birth; her close friend Laura tells how Alina and her partner face the news, alongside the story of her neighbour Doris and Doris's troubled son.