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    Four by Four
    Four by Four
    Four by Four
    Audiobook7 hours

    Four by Four

    Written by Sara Mesa

    Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya and Timothy Andrés Pabon

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    Set entirely at Wybrany College-a school where the wealthy keep their kids safe from the chaos erupting in the cities-Four by Four is a novel of insinuation and gossip, in which the truth about Wybrany's "program" is always palpable, but never explicit. The mysteries populating the novel open with the disappearance of one of the "special," scholarship students. As the first part unfolds, it becomes clear that all is not well in Wybrany, and that something more sordid lurks beneath the surface.

    In the second part-a diary written by an imposter who has infiltrated the school as a substitute teacher-the eerie sense of what's happening in this space removed from society, becomes even more acute and sinister.

    An exploration of the relationship between the powerful and powerless-and the repetition of these patterns-Mesa's "sophisticated nightmare" calls to mind great works of gothic literature (think Shirley Jackson) and social thrillers to create a unique, unsettling view of freedom and how a fear of the outside world can create monsters.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    TranslatorKatie Whittemore
    Release dateJun 16, 2020
    ISBN9781705230466
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    Sara Mesa

    Sara Mesa (Madrid, 1976) desde niña reside en Sevilla. En Anagrama se han publicado desde 2012 las novelas Cuatro por cuatro (finalista del Premio Herralde de Novela): «Una escritura desnuda y fría, repleta de imágenes poderosas que desasosiegan en la misma medida que magnetizan» (Marta Sanz, El Confidencial); Cicatriz (Premio El Ojo Crítico de Narrativa): «Una verdadera revelación» (J. M. Guelbenzu, El País); «Sara Mesa levanta una literatura de alto voltaje trabajada con precisión de orfebre» (Rafael Chirbes); la recuperada Un incendio invisible: «Demuestra ser una creadora muy exigente. Una novela que funciona como los buenos cuentos pues contiene mucho más de lo que dice» (J. M. Pozuelo Yvancos, ABC); Cara de pan: «Una pequeña obra maestra de la narrativa» (J. Ernesto Ayala-Dip, Qué Leer); Un amor: «Sus aristas se presentan bajo una prosa de limpieza desconcertante, escueta, ágil: se lee con la velocidad que asociamos al disfrute, pero al cerrarlo nos encontramos desamparados. Una novela magnífica» (Nadal Suau, El Cultural) y La familia:«Ha escrito algunas de las historias más turbias de la literatura actual. Ahora arremete contra los falsos sueños de bienestar en La familia… En su nuevo libro, el humor matiza el desasosiego que recorre toda su obra… Existe una constante en su obra desde sus inicios que, además de con los abusos de poder, tiene que ver con la doble vida de los personajes.» (Laura Fernández, El País - Babelia) el muy celebrado volumen de relatos Mala letra: «Cuatro por cuatro, Cicatriz y Mala letra de Sara Mesa protagonizan desde hace meses la escena literaria española» (Christopher Domínguez Michael, Letras Libres); y el breve ensayo Silencio administrativo: «Una reflexión sobre el impacto brutal de la pobreza en los individuos que la sufren y sobre las actitudes imperantes frente a ellos en nuestra sociedad. Especialmente indicado para quienes piensan que ellos no tienen prejuicios» (Edurne Portela, El País).

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      Is this what the kids call Dark Academia? Gothic, boarding school created to keep the students safe from the outside world, but the school has its secrets too. Great allegory exploring classism & power abuse.