Everything you need to understand or teach Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica.
Agustina Bazterrica's short story collection Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird presents 20 nightmarish short stories which toy with the boundaries between the real and the surreal. In one story, a man is determined to prove that his lover is an alien. In another, a woman is convinced that turning herself into a circle will grant her contentment. In another still, a man finds himself trapped in an otherworldly rock concert with his date and her band of Virgin Mary worshippers. No matter the point of view employed or the narrative world presented, in all of her tales, Bazterrica complicates the real with elements of the mythic and the fantastic. The collected stories explore themes including violence, love, and power.
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