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Cartagena

By Nam Le

By Nam Le

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Category: Fiction

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May 03, 2015 | ISBN 9781101969939

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About Cartagena

A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection
 
They call it an office job—being a sicario, a hit man—because the sicario is always waiting by the phone. In Medellín, Colombia, there’s always one more job to do. Juan Pablo Merendez is a young sicario just trying to get by, but when he’s summoned to meet his shadowy boss for the first time, all he wants is out—to Cartagena.

“Cartagena” is a heart-pounding, urgent story of violence, unbreakable bonds, and tantalizing escape. From the collection The Boat, winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Award—Nam Le’s masterfully ambitious globe-hopping debut, heralding the arrival of a remarkable new author. 

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About Nam Le

Nam Le was born in Vietnam, and raised in Australia. His work has appeared in Zoetrope, A Public Space, One Story, Conjunctions, and the Pushcart Prize and Best American Nonrequired Reading anthologies. Currently the fiction editor of the Harvard Review,… More about Nam Le

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Category: Fiction

Ebook | $0.99
Published by Vintage
May 03, 2015 | 40 Pages | ISBN 9781101969939
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Praise for Nam Le and The Boat

“Nam Le’s lyricism and emotional urgency lend his portraits enormous visceral power. . . . A remarkable collection.” —The New York Times

“Nam Le is extraordinary, a writer who must—who will–be heard. . . . The Boat’s vision and its power are timeless.” —Mary Gaitskill

“Extraordinarily accomplished and sophisticated. . . . Moving and unforgettable.” —San Francisco Chronicle

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