Mariposas negras
Melanie Márquez Adams
An enticing set of stories with elements of magical realism commonly associated with Latin American literature. Mariposas negras by Melanie Márquez Adams is a Spanish short story collection that delves in the mystical, macabre and eerie corners of the soul while juxtaposing them with brush strokes of atypical beauty and magical instances. Márquez Adams' use of plot twists as well as her natural ability to bend reality produces the desired uncertainty and anticipation required for this genre. Stories such as Romance Art Deco, Amor de lejos, and La otra caja, also explore themes of lunacy where the following words by the author resonate, "Hundida en el abismo de la locura y pegando salvajes alaridos, acabaré arrastrándome como alma en pena" (No las hagas reír). The short stories found in Mariposas negras are bound to capture the reader's imagination as they blur the lines between reality and fantasy. The reader is also called to re-examine their own realm by exploring, through a new set of eyes, the endless possibilities within their every day life—a reality that is often constrained by the limits of rationalism and the borders of sanity. |
Melanie Márquez Adams (Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a Spanish professor in East Tennessee State University. Her short stories have appeared in Thrice Fiction Magazine, The Acentos Review, Nagari Magazine, Literal: Latin American Voices, Magazine, among others. She curated and edited Del sur al norte: Narrativa y Poesía de Autores Andinos, and co-edited Pertenencia: Narradores sudamericanos en Estados Unidos.
Mariposas negras is a publication by Eskeletra Editorial and can be purchase through Amazon. Click here to purchase.
Mariposas negras is a publication by Eskeletra Editorial and can be purchase through Amazon. Click here to purchase.
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