by Jorge Ibargüengoitia · Grijalbo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788425328183
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«Las Muertas» is the novel by Jorge Ibargüengoitia, published by Grijalbo in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
The novel focuses on the sisters María del Jesús and Delfina González Valenzuela, known as the Poquianchis. The sisters run a network of brothels and deceive the parents of young women with promises of work on haciendas. The author warns that some events are real, although all characters are imaginary.
This paperback edition, from 1998, consists of 192 pages. The novel originally appeared in 1977.
For readers interested in Mexican literature and in novels based on real events.
Jorge Ibargüengoitia Antillón was a Mexican novelist and playwright who achieved great popular and critical success with his satires, three of which have appeared in English: The Dead Girls, Two Crimes, and The Lightning of August. His plays include Susana y los Jóvenes and Ante varias esfinges, both dating from the 1950s. His work also includes short stories and chronicles. He is considered one of the most influential writers in Latin American literature.
