The Magic Dogs of San Vicente
by Mark Fishman
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Pub Date Mar 01 2016 | Archive Date Jul 06 2016
Description
The Magic Dogs of San Vicente is set in the aftermath of the war in El Salvador (1980-1992), a war in which the two Flores brothers were arrested and savagely tortured, but a war that they ultimately survived. On a heat-soaked morning in El Salvador's wild countryside, the Flores brothers encounter something -- part vision, part phantasm, part shuddering echo of their past -- that almost frightens them out of their wits. What follows is a magical, dream-like and picaresque journey, as the Flores brothers try to find what will set them free from the thing that they have witnessed and from the tragedies of their past.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781771830782 |
| PRICE | $20.00 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Martha C, Bookseller
This is a beautifully written book full of prose that makes you stop and take a breath. In some ways it is more like a very long poem than a novel.
Set in El Salvador, the story follows the two Flores brothers after they have a frightening vision and begin a long journey — perhaps to escape what they saw, perhaps to deal with it. The details of the countryside, of the houses they visit, and the other characters are sensual and alive. I could picture every scene vividly.
The storytelling takes a back seat to the prose style, and quite a few times I was lost, narratively speaking, and wasn't sure how (or if) the plot had turned. I just plowed on, though, and eventually more or less worked out what was going on. The long sentences were at first difficult to parse at times, but I quickly got into their rhythm. This is a writer for whom style is everything.
I found this beautifully written book that will delight readers of literary journals and experimental fiction.
