International Booker Prize (Shortlist)
A thrilling and mystical miniature epic. -The Guardian
[The Adventures of China Iron] reminds us, in Cabezon Camara's entrancing poetry, how magical and frankly unpleasant it is to live through history. -New York Times
[The Adventures of China Iron] compels readers to examine critically not only the biases of the myths we celebrate, but also how they seep into our contemporary understandings of nationhood. -LA Review of Books
Brilliantly translated by Fiona Mackintosh and Iona Macintyre, this is a heartfelt, dreamlike paean to Argentina's past and what might have been had the pampas been left alone. -The Times Literary Supplement
Cabezon Camara's exciting LGBTQ look at pioneers of the pampas makes for a rewarding and subversive treat. -Publishers Weekly
Shaking loose new possibilities for how we might reshape the present precisely by unsettling something seemingly so settled as the past. -Music & Literature
Daring. -The Financial Times
A daring, playful story. -New Statesman
A wonderful reading experience, filled with light, joy, discovery, friendship, and love. -The Massachusetts Review
An unexpected ride that delivers on all accounts. -DIVA Magazine
By disrupting pedagogical nationalist representations, Camara's story enables all those places in the margins to re-signify constructs of the Argentine people. -Wasafiri
Best books published in Latin America 2017. -New York Times (Espanol)
A transformative adventure, wholly romantic and sublime, at times even supernatural in its message of discovery. -Books and Bao
A thrilling book that has a little of everything that I look for in a novel. -SubText
10 Best Translated Books 2019 -Books and Bao
Globetrotting: Your sneak preview of books in translation -New York Times
It's moving and intelligent and funny and all of it is fun (so much fun). -Mark Haber, Brazos Bookstore
Best books dealing with feminism, sisterhood and queerness -Pagina/12
With a touch of whimsy, 'The Adventures of China Iron' rewrites a historical narrative and renders spaces inclusive. -Daily Star
Best Books of 2017 -Los inRockuptibles
20 Best Latin American books 2017 -El Pais
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Praise for Gabriela Cabezon Camara
Silverio Canada Memorial Prize (Shortlist)
Queer writing at its most exhilarating. -The Times Literary Supplement
Camara's breakout tale is mind-blowingly good. -Publishers Weekly, starred review
A revelation for contemporary literature. -Andres Neuman, author of TRAVELLER OF THE CENTURY and TALKING TO OURSELVES
Globetrotting: Your sneak preview of books in translation -New York Times
Camara has a powerful voice, one to be taken seriously. -Library Journal
Cabezon Camara's exuberant range of styles truly shines. -Asymptote
Book of the Year 2009. -Rolling Stone (Argentina)
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