Iosi Havilio est un écrivain et scénariste argentin. Son œuvre littéraire explore souvent les portraits psychologiques des personnages, se penchant sur des thèmes tels que l'identité et l'exil. Havilio est reconnu pour son sens stylistique raffiné et sa capacité à créer des récits atmosphériques qui offrent aux lecteurs une perspective unique sur la condition humaine.
When her partner disappears, a young woman drifts towards Open Door, a small town in the Argentinean Pampas named after its psychiatric hospital. She finds herself living with an ageing ranch-hand, although a local girl also proves irresistible. This evocative book makes a quiet case for the possibility of finding contentment in unexpected places.
When José's fireworks factory job ends explosively, his wife Laura returns to work. Recovering from his initial depression, he makes friends with his jazz- loving neighbor. But José uncovers a gruesome talent, and life, death and resurrection converge. Through one single, hypnotic paragraph, Havilio harnesses the unpredictability of Aira and the mysticism of Tolstoy in this discordant riff on suburban life.
A young mother learns to survive among the snakes, sleaze, and slums of Buenos Aires.