by Cristina Rivera Garza · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483102916
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In 'La cresta de Ilión', Cristina Rivera Garza immerses us in a disturbing atmosphere where the real and the dreamlike intertwine. The story focuses on a doctor who works in a hospital for terminally ill patients, whose life takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of a mysterious young woman. From that moment on, the past and the present become confused, revealing dark secrets and unexpected links. Rivera Garza explores themes such as loneliness, identity and the fragility of human existence with a captivating and evocative prose.
Cristina Rivera Garza is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Mexican author and professor known for her fiction and memoir. Multiple novels, including Nadie me verá llorar, received Mexico’s highest literary awards and international honors. Born in the state of Tamaulipas, near the U.S.–Mexico border, she is a teacher and a writer who has worked in both the United States and Mexico. She taught history and creative writing at various universities and institutions, including the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Tec de Monterrey, Campus Toluca, and University of California, San Diego, but currently holds a position at the University of Houston. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2020, and other recent accolades include the Juan Vicente Melo National Short Story Award, the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize, and the Anna Seghers Prize.
