A house-husband's life turns upside-down in this tale of death and resurrection. When José's fireworks factory job ends explosively, he becomes apathetic. But soon he gets a new lust for life, and he discovers he possesses a gruesome talent. Unexpected and gripping, Petite Fleur's Aira-esque flights of fancy will have you dying with laughter.
Iosi Havilio: Iosi Havilio (b. 1974 Buenos Aires) became a cult author in Argentina after his debut novel Open Door was highly praised by the outspoken and influential writer Rodolfo Fogwill and by influential Argentine critic, Beatriz Sarlo. Petite Fleur is his fourth novel.Lorna Scott-Fox: Lorna Scott Fox is a journalist, editor and translator who has lived all over the world. She has written for the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement and the Washington Post, translated many books from French and Spanish, and edited Yuri Herrera's Signs Preceding the End of the World.
When his fireworks factory job ends explosively, Jose uncovers surprising new talents: childcare, cleaning, gardening, he excels at it all. But hanging out with his jazz-loving neighbour, Jose unearths one last talent, and life, death and domesticity converge. Told in a single, hypnotic paragraph, Petite Fleur is a discordant riff on suburban life.