Plaza Requiem
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Winner of the 2018 Latino Book Award for Best Popular Fiction.
In Plaza Requiem: Stories at the Edge of Ordinary Lives, Martha Bátiz has crafted short fictions that are most often about women who are trapped in violent relationships, facing dangerous political situations, or learning to live with the pain of betrayal. These stories shimmer with the surge of vindication that women attain after a powerful exploration of their darkest moments. As an emerging writer, Bátiz is reminiscent of Joyce Carol Oates, Shirley Jackson, and the Cuban author Leonardo Padura, sharing their qualities of precision, haunting vision, and the will to survive against all odds.
“A theme drawing Plaza Requiem together [is] the notion of ‘the disappeared’…a euphemism for the victims of state terrorism… But Bátiz also explores disappearance in a larger, metaphorical sense, especially as forms of violence against women. … In Bátiz’s telling, disappearance as repression, while not ordinary, is too common. As we lately consider what seems an ever-growing list of sexual abusers, I believe her.” —The Globe and Mai
“Martha Bátiz knows what it takes to find your voice in a new country.” —Shelagh Rogers, The Next Chapter
“This collection explores the complex layers of the human condition with a deft, unflinching hand. Her honesty and direct language take us into the dark corners of life but allow us to emerge wiser, more aware of the stories that live quietly around us, the ones we usually don’t acknowledge. This book deserves pause and thought.” —Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Tehran and After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed
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