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 EL BUFALO DE LA NOCHE BY GUILLERMO ARRIAGA



Book description:
Luminous writing characterizes this novel of love friendship, passion, betrayal and mental illness.

Set in Mexico City, this is the story of Gregorio, a charismatic but troubled young man who is betrayed by the woman he loves–who is the secret lover of his best friend Manuel the protagonist.

“Gregorio died on his mother’s lap, stretched out on the back seat of the car his father feverishly drove to the hospital. He killed himself with the same gun we’d stolen years ago from a cop guarding the entrance to a convenience store.”

The question becomes what drove the young man’s passions, his madness and deathwish? Who is the strange man who appears to want to avenge the betrayal that may have lead to Gregorio’s insanity? The answers are revealed in startling conclusions.

Arriaga is known for his brilliant screenplays, but has always seen himself as a novelist. Like 21 Grams and Arriaga’s other celebrated work–that is at once universal in the themes it explores and unique in its style and setting–The Night Buffalo, is marked by uncommon wisdom and extraordinary talent.

Tras el suicidio de su mejor amigo, Manuel se ve acosado por la sombra de la enfermedad mental de aquel, por su mundo de violencia y por la tortuosa relación sentimental con su novia, que fue inicialmente pareja de Gregorio, el amigo muerto; citas no cumplidas, extraños mensajes y la sombra de un policÍa que aparece como vengador de una infidelidad que lo llevó a la locura.

Escrita con la agilidad de un guión cinematográfico y con un fondo de personajes urbanos que se mueven en los márgenes de la delincuencia, esta novela confirma a su autor como uno de los mejores escritores mexicanos de las Últimas generaciones. Con tono existencial que da cuenta de los aspectos más crudos de la sociedad de nuestro tiempo, esta obra de suspenso trae personajes bien construidos, atractivos y que se ven inmersos en una atmósfera cercana tanto a la novela macabra como a la prosa de Franz Kafka.
The award-winning, internationally acclaimed screen playwright and novelist Guillermo Arriaga will, for the first time, be published in the American market. The Night Buffalo is a brilliant, commercial and artfully crafted novel about friendship, betrayal and the impact of a young man’s suicide on those who loved and admired him.

Author Bio: Guillermo Arriaga



Guillermo Arriaga es un escritor mexicano que ha alcanzado la fama mundial como guionista de la película Amores perros, de gran éxito internacional, y de las películas 21 Gramos, Las tres muertes de Melquiades Estrada, y Babel. Arriaga es también el autor de las novelas: El Búfalo de la noche y Escuadrón guillotina.

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