{"product_id":"the-houseguest-and-other-stories-by-amparo-davila","title":"The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"doPublisherSearch\" href=\"https:\/\/ipage.ingramcontent.com\/ipage\/productdetail?queryString=H4sIAAAAAAAA_6tWKk5RskpLzClO1VEqzs9XsiopKgUyC0qUrJSc8vOzlYDs4iolKyNTICMHKOjp5-6rBFILZLv4-rmA2AVKVtHRhjpKQLZ3amV5flFKfEhmSU4qkO-RX1qcml6aWlyiFBtbCwApNKZVbwAAAA\u0026amp;R=57522928\u0026amp;dNo=0#\"\u003eNew Directions Publishing Corporation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike those of Kafka, Poe, Leonora Carrington, or Shirley Jackson, Amparo Dávila's stories are terrifying, mesmerizing, and expertly crafted--you'll finish each one gasping for air. With acute psychological insight, Dávila follows her characters to the limits of desire, paranoia, insomnia, and fear. She is a writer obsessed with obsession, who makes nightmares come to life through the everyday: loneliness sinks in easily like a razor-sharp knife, some sort of evil lurks in every shadow, delusion takes the form of strange and very real creatures. After reading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Houseguest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Dávila's debut collection in English--you'll wonder how this secret was kept for so long.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54180127277349,"sku":"9780811228213","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/9780811228213.gif?v=1792689830","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/the-houseguest-and-other-stories-by-amparo-davila","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}