Audiobooks by Samanta Schweblin

Good and Evil and Other Stories: from the three-time International Booker nominated author of Fever

"Brilliantly read by a multi-cast of narrators. The International Bestseller 'Just stellar - extreme, uncanny and beautifully controlled' - Anne Enright, Booker Prize winning author of The Wren, The Wren 'These stories are perfect for the times we dwell inside' - Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon The strange and explosive new collection from the incomparable imagination of Samanta Schweblin, a master of the short story. A gripping blend of the raw, the astonishing and the tragic, every story is as perfectly unexpected as a snare: tightly, exquisitely wound, ready to snap at a touch. Here, a young father is haunted by the consequences of a moment of distraction; tragedy is complicated by the inexplicable appearance of an injured horse; an attempted poisoning leads two writers to startling conclusions; a lonely woman's charity is rewarded with home-invasion. And in the shocking opening story, a mother surfaces from the depths of the lake behind her house, where she saw something awful yet alluring. Guilt, grief and relationships severed permeate this mesmerizing collection - but so do unspeakable bonds of family, love and longing, each sinister and beautiful. Step by step these unnerving stories lure us into the shadows to confront the monsters of everyday life - ourselves. 'No one writes like Samanta Schweblin' - Lorrie Moore, author of I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home"

Samanta Schweblin (Author), Alma Cuervo, Annette Amelia Oliveira, Frankie Corzo, Ina Barron, Jamie K. Brown, Victoria Villarreal (Narrator)

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Seven Empty Houses

"From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Fever Dream comes a hotly anticipated new collection of eerie short stories. Playful and unsettling, teeming with the energy of barely contained violence, Seven Empty Houses dismantles the neat appearance of domesticity to expose the darkness and discomfort that lies beneath. A neighbour looks on as a couple grieve the loss of their son. A young girl makes an unwelcome acquaintance in a hospital waiting room. A woman prepares for death with ruthless precision. Ominous and exhilarating, reminiscent of the best of Shirley Jackson, these chilling tales cement Samanta Schweblin's place among the finest short-story writers at work today."

Samanta Schweblin (Author), Daisy Guevara, Elena Rey, Gisela Chipe, Ines Del Castillo, Lee Osorio, Victoria Villarreal, Yareli Arizmendi (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Siete casas vacías (versión para Latinoamérica)

"Las casas son siete, y están vacías. La narradora, según Rodrigo Fresán, es 'una científica cuerda contemplando locos, o gente que está pensando seriamente en volverse loca'. Y la cordura, como siempre, es superficial. Samanta Schweblin nos arrastra hacia Siete casas vacías y, en torno a ellas, empuja a sus personajes a explorar terrores cotidianos, a diseccionar los miedos propios y ajenos, y a poner sobre la mesa los prejuicios de quienes, entre el extrañamiento y una 'normalidad' enrarecida, contemplan a los demás y se contemplan. La prosa afilada y precisa de Schweblin, su capacidad para crear atmósferas intensas y claustrofóbicas, y la inquietante gama de sensaciones que recorren sus siete cuentos han hecho a este libro merecedor del IV Premio Internacional de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero. El jurado, del que formaron parte los escritores Pilar Adón, Jon Bilbao, Guadalupe Nettel, Andrés Neuman y que estuvo presidido por Rodrigo Fresán, valoró en Siete casas vacías la precisión de su estilo, la indagación en la rareza y el perverso costumbrismo que habita sus envolventes y deslumbrantes relatos."

Samanta Schweblin (Author), Flavia Pitella (Narrator)

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Little Eyes

"A visionary novel about our interconnected world, about the collision of horror and humanity, from the Man Booker-shortlisted master of the spine-tingling tale. They've infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Sierra Leone, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Indiana. They're not pets, nor ghosts, nor robots. They're real people, but how can a person living in Berlin walk freely through the living room of someone in Sydney? How can someone in Bangkok have breakfast with your children in Buenos Aires, without you knowing? Especially when these people are completely anonymous, unknown, untraceable. The characters in Samanta Schweblin's wildly imaginative new novel, Little Eyes, reveal the beauty of connection between far-flung souls but they also expose the ugly truth of our increasingly linked world. Trusting strangers can lead to unexpected love, playful encounters and marvellous adventures, but what if it can also pave the way for unimaginable terror? Schweblin has created a dark and complex world that is both familiar but also strangely unsettling, because it's our present and we're living it we just don't know it yet. “Embedded within this novel of international interconnectivity are questions of the exhibitionism and voyeurism tied up in our use of technology. Expect echoes of the Wachowskis' Sense8, except told with what has been characterized as Schweblin's 'neurotic unease.' THE MILLIONS “Samanta Schweblin will injure you, however safe you may feel.” JESSE BALL “Samanta Schweblin is one of the most promising voices in modern literature.” MARIO VARGAS LLOSA"

Samanta Schweblin (Author), Bea Holland (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Siete casas vacías (acento castellano)

"Las casas son siete, y están vacías. La narradora, según Rodrigo Fresán, es 'una científica cuerda contemplando locos, o gente que está pensando seriamente en volverse loca'. Y la cordura, como siempre, es superficial. Samanta Schweblin nos arrastra hacia Siete casas vacías y, en torno a ellas, empuja a sus personajes a explorar terrores cotidianos, a diseccionar los miedos propios y ajenos, y a poner sobre la mesa los prejuicios de quienes, entre el extrañamiento y una 'normalidad' enrarecida, contemplan a los demás y se contemplan. La prosa afilada y precisa de Schweblin, su capacidad para crear atmósferas intensas y claustrofóbicas, y la inquietante gama de sensaciones que recorren sus siete cuentos han hecho a este libro merecedor del IV Premio Internacional de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero. El jurado, del que formaron parte los escritores Pilar Adón, Jon Bilbao, Guadalupe Nettel, Andrés Neuman y que estuvo presidido por Rodrigo Fresán, valoró en Siete casas vacías la precisión de su estilo, la indagación en la rareza y el perverso costumbrismo que habita sus envolventes y deslumbrantes relatos."

Samanta Schweblin (Author), Marta Pérez (Narrator)

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