Seven Empty Houses

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Pub Date 03 Nov 2022 | Archive Date 10 Nov 2022

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The collection that established Samanta Schweblin at the forefront of her literary generation, available in English for the first time

The seven houses in these seven stories are strange. A person is missing, or a truth, or memory; some rooms are enticing, some unmoored, others empty. But in Samanta Schweblin’s tense, visionary tales, something always creeps back in: a ghost, a fight, trespassers, a list of things to do before you die, or the fallibility of parents.


Seven Empty Houses offers an entry point into a fiercely original mind, and a slingshot into Schweblin’s destabilizing, exhilarating literary world. In each story, the twists and turns will unnerve and surprise: Schweblin never takes the expected path and instead digs under the skin and reveals uncomfortable truths about our sense of home, of belonging, and of the fragility of our connections with others. This is a masterwork from one of our most brilliant modern writers.



The collection that established Samanta Schweblin at the forefront of her literary generation, available in English for the first time

The seven houses in these seven stories are strange. A person is...


Advance Praise

'[Schweblin's] particular genius lies in the fact that there’s something inherently savage and ungovernable about her work.' Financial Times 


'Samanta Schweblin writes at the very end of the possible. Her stories are mesmerising, exquisitely crafted and deeply unsettling. Each sentence is as precise and invasive as an expertly wielded scalpel.' Jan Carson, author of The Raptures


'Starting a story by the Argentinian Samanta Schweblin is like tumbling into a dark hole with no idea where you'll end up.'  Chris Power, The Sunday Times

'[Schweblin's] particular genius lies in the fact that there’s something inherently savage and ungovernable about her work.' Financial Times 


'Samanta Schweblin writes at the very end of the possible...


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