A young man, age 20, travels with his father from Chile to Tacna in order to get his teeth fixed. On the way there, over the backdrop of the interminable road and the arid landscape, he begins to remember his lonely childhood, the almost unspeakable relationship he has with his mother, and the countless times in which he was told that he needed to lose weight. Camanchaca—which is also the coastal fog that is abundant and plentiful in the North of Chile—is about the fragility of a family, its secrets, its lies and the country where it all takes place. A vastly intimate book, a catharsis, a poetic victory.

RIGHTS: spanish 

BY ALEJANDRA COSTAMAGNA:

Imposible salir de la Tierra
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Había una vez un pájaro
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Cruce de peatones
JOURNALISM, 2012
Animales domésticos
STORIES, 2011
Naturalezas muertas
NOVELLA, 2010
Dile que no estoy
NOVEL, 2007
Últimos fuegos
STORIES, 2005
Cansada ya del sol
NOVEL, 2002
Malas noches
STORIES, 2000
Ciudadano en retiro
NOVEL, 1998
En voz baja
NOVEL, 1996