A bold, breviloquent debut novel whose polyhedral story line plunges sans parachute into the bloody chamber of political violence unleashed during the massacre-ridden years in Peru. Valerie Miles, The New York Times With this courageous and necessary novel, Salazar Jimenez refuses to let the stories of the victims of 'the time of fear' get away. The violence that permeated Peru in the 1980s and 1990s is unspeakable, which is exactly why it needs to be spoken. That's what Salazar Jimenez does in this beautiful, horrifying work of art. Michael Schaub, NPR Books "Jimenezs prose is clear-cut and doesnt sugarcoat the realities of the insurgence and the effects it had on the people of Peru. When this debut novel was first published in Spanish, Jimenez received the 2014 Americas Narrative Prize. Read it, and youll see why. Cassidy Foust, Literary Hub "Fiery and political debut." Publishers Weekly Blood of the Dawn is a delirious, harrowing onslaught of mixed allegiances and betrayals, punctuated with machete chops and the machine guns staccato call. Kenneth Rupp, The Habitat "Jimenezs frequent shifts in scene, tense, and perspective reflect the relentless insecurity wrought by Shining Paths guerrilla tactics and terrorist acts... English-speaking readers will appreciate the ways in which Bryers translation preserves each womans unique cadence, reminding us that tragedy is experienced on a individual level, even as it ravages an entire country." The Arkansas International This incendiary novel manages to pair an honest look at a social and national trauma with an intimate portrayal of the personal tragedies within. Librairie Drawn & Quarterly blog "A brief novel, but an intense one, whose every word flexes with a taut power. Josh is Writing blog Composed of very brief and stylistically varied sectionsconfession, interrogation, fever dream, prose poemBlood of the Dawn rapidly switches between narratives, creating a sort of social collage. Ratik Asokan, The Nation A hair-raising look at violence, women and Peru. Highly recommended. And visceral. Santiago Roncagliolo Among the best books of the year . . . Her use of short paragraphs, quotes, photography, testimony and the different voices, turn this death tale into a recovery of the womens experience. Women are the ones who star in this sum of voices like a tragic chorus. Julio Ortega, El Boomeran Its an original novel. Beyond the polemic topic, Blood of the Dawn only talks about literature. . . . Lyrical and cinematographic. If there are certain things that cant be (shouldnt be) told with words, we cannot silence them either. Sophie Canal This may one be the first novels to talk about this issue from the womens point of view, and in a very effective way. . . . Blood of the Dawn is an original addition to the abundant literature on this difficult and polemic episode of our recent history. Javier Agreda, La Republic
A bold, breviloquent debut novel whose polyhedral story line plunges sans parachute into the bloody chamber of political violence unleashed during the massacre-ridden years in Peru. Valerie Miles, The New York Times With this courageous and necessary novel, Salazar Jimenez refuses to let the stories of the victims of 'the time of fear' get away. The violence that permeated Peru in the 1980s and 1990s is unspeakable, which is exactly why it needs to be spoken. That's what Salazar Jimenez does in this beautiful, horrifying work of art. Michael Schaub, NPR Books "Jimenezs prose is clear-cut and doesnt sugarcoat the realities of the insurgence and the effects it had on the people of Peru. When this debut novel was first published in Spanish, Jimenez received the 2014 Americas Narrative Prize. Read it, and youll see why. Cassidy Foust, Literary Hub "Fiery and political debut." Publishers Weekly Blood of the Dawn is a delirious, harrowing onslaught of mixed allegiances and betrayals, punctuated with machete chops and the machine guns staccato call. Kenneth Rupp, The Habitat "Jimenezs frequent shifts in scene, tense, and perspective reflect the relentless insecurity wrought by Shining Paths guerrilla tactics and terrorist acts... English-speaking readers will appreciate the ways in which Bryers translation preserves each womans unique cadence, reminding us that tragedy is experienced on a individual level, even as it ravages an entire country." The Arkansas International This incendiary novel manages to pair an honest look at a social and national trauma with an intimate portrayal of the personal tragedies within. Librairie Drawn & Quarterly blog "A brief novel, but an intense one, whose every word flexes with a taut power. Josh is Writing blog Composed of very brief and stylistically varied sectionsconfession, interrogation, fever dream, prose poemBlood of the Dawn rapidly switches between narratives, creating a sort of social collage. Ratik Asokan, The Nation A hair-raising look at violence, women and Peru. Highly recommended. And visceral. Santiago Roncagliolo Among the best books of the year . . . Her use of short paragraphs, quotes, photography, testimony and the different voices, turn this death tale into a recovery of the womens experience. Women are the ones who star in this sum of voices like a tragic chorus. Julio Ortega, El Boomeran Its an original novel. Beyond the polemic topic, Blood of the Dawn only talks about literature. . . . Lyrical and cinematographic. If there are certain things that cant be (shouldnt be) told with words, we cannot silence them either. Sophie Canal This may one be the first novels to talk about this issue from the womens point of view, and in a very effective way. . . . Blood of the Dawn is an original addition to the abundant literature on this difficult and polemic episode of our recent history. Javier Agreda, La Republic
