Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2022
After Rita is found dead in a church she used to attend,the official investigation into the incident is quickly closed. Her sickly mother is the only person still determined to find the culprit.
Chronicling a difficult journey across the suburbs of the city,an old debt and a revealing conversation,Elena Knows unravels the secrets of its characters and the hidden facets of authoritarianism and hypocrisy in our society.
Publisher: Charco PressISBN: 9781999368432Number of pages: 173Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'Short and stylish...a piercing commentary on mother-daughter relationships,the indignity of bureaucracy,the burdens of caregiving and the impositions of religious dogma on women.'- The New York Times
'A murder mystery with a twist.'-The Globe and Mail
'Its true brilliance,though,is in how it flips Elena's insular daily reality into a much broader commentary on how the hypocrisy of Catholic society manifests in the lives and judgments of ordinary people. A highly accomplished and original novel,translated with great sensitivity to tone and atmosphere by Frances Riddle.'- The Irish Times
'A gloriously taut and haunting tale...astonishingly assured.'- Denise Mina
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