Boyd tonkin, in his roundup of the years best fiction, the independent. Tochtlis slightly loopy precociousness and love of long words make this book, on one level, good fun to read. Tochtli is the word for rabbit in nahuatl, and all the mexican characters have. Down the rabbit hole a novel by juan pablo villalobos author rosalind harvey translator. What makes this novella different from other literature that discuss innocence is that the main character tochtli does not actual move from innocence to experience but rather stays innocent but as the audience reads on they figure out that tochtli has moved. He is also the author of quesadillas 2011 and ill sell you a dog 2016 his fourth novel, i dont expect anyone to believe me, won the herralde prize and will be published in.
Juan pablo villalobos novella, down the rabbit hole is a surreal story about the drugs culture in mexico, body parts appearing on the news, rooms full of guns and a rollercoaster of a journey to grant a boy his ultimate dream. Around the midpoint of down the rabbit hole, the debut novel by juan pablo villalobos translated by rosalind harvey, recently published by fsg, and not to be confused with the mystery novel by peter abrahams, the narrator, tochtli, the young son of a mexican drug tsar, states. When he says he wants a pygmy hippopotamus, his family takes him on a safari in liberia to get him. Going down the rabbit hole with johnny and pablo youtube. Hippopotamus is, somewhat famously, now an invasive species in colombia after some escaped from the ranch of the drug baron pablo escobar. At just 70 pages, down the rabbit hole creates a unique experience that makes you laugh and cringe. Juan pablo vilalloboss debut novel is a smart variation on the recent vogue for latin american narcoliterature. Longlisted for the guardian first book award, down the rabbit hole, a masterful and darkly comic first novel. Down the rabbit hole by juan pablo villalobos read online. That rarest of animals, a book that is, to all intents and purposes, perfect.
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Longlisted for the guardian first book award, down the rabbit hole, a masterful and darkly comic first novel, is the chronicle of a delirious. The voice of a child has the power to undercut all the foolish tropes of adult life. At a scant 70 pages, this first novel, translated from the mexican spanish by rosalind harvey, about the child of a drug lord locked away in a compound who likes hats and longs for a liberian pygmy hippopotamus, is that rarest of animals, a book that is, to all intents and purposes. With down the rabbit hole, juan pablo villalobos has made a dramatic entrance into the literary world. Into this fray comes first time mexican novelist juan pablo villalobos, whose book down the rabbit hole deals with drugs on the periphery. Longlisted for the guardian first book award, down the rabbit hole, a masterful and darkly comic first novel, is the chronicle of a delirious journey to. He now lives in madrid, spain, and has two mexicanbrazilianitaliancatalan children. Read and other stories publisher stefan toblers thoughts on juan pablo villalobos guardian first book award shortlisting and the unprecedented success of and other stories first year of publishing here.
Tochtli is obsessed with tv violence and has a love for using complex if not always appropriate words in daily conversations. A desire to obtain a liberian pygmy hippopotamus for his private zoo is indulged by his father with disastrous results. The same obviousness is given by fernando caribe during his narrative. Down the rabbit hole juan pablo villalobos full stop. Down the rabbit hole ebook by juan pablo villalobos. Go down the rabbit hole idioms by the free dictionary. Longlisted for the guardian first book award, down the rabbit hole, a masterful and darkly comic first novel, is the chronicle of a delirious journey to grant a childs wish.
Nov 01, 2012 still, the book is an fast, fascinating read. Juan pablo villalobos was born in guadalajara, mexico, in 1973. Read and other stories publisher stefan toblers thoughts on juan pablo villalobos guardian first book award shortlisting and the unprecedented success of. Juan pablo villalobos has 17 books on goodreads with 16695 ratings. Juan pablo villalobos was iluminated when portraiting an actual disturbed mexico society. Rosalind harvey what tochtli wants more than anything right now is a new pet for his private zoo. Dec 19, 2011 juan pablo villaloboss novella down the rabbit hole was recently shortlisted for the guardian first book award and its easy to see why. Click down below to check out links to other websites. He writes regularly for publications including granta, english pens pen atlas blog, world. Dec 11, 2012 into this fray comes first time mexican novelist juan pablo villalobos, whose book down the rabbit hole deals with drugs on the periphery. Pablo greene is the author of the book series how to kill a superhero, which you can buy at.
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Longlisted for the guardian first book award, down the rabbit hole, a masterful and darkly comic first novel, is the chronicle of a delirious journey to grant a child. Jul 01, 20 juan pablo villalobos was born in guadalajara, mexico, in 1973. Books by juan pablo villalobos author of down the rabbit hole. Juan pablo villalobos born 1973 is a mexican author. Down the rabbit hole by juan pablo villalobos heraclitean fire. Down the rabbit hole by juan pablo villalobos is a novella about 75 pages only tochtli is a seven years old boy who lives with his father,in mexico, and. Juan pablo villalobos born 1973 is a mexican author his debut novel, down the rabbit hole, was published by and other stories in 2011 and was shortlisted for the guardian first book award 2011. Oct 29, 2012 down the rabbit hole juan pablo villalobos farrar, straus and giroux, 2011, 70 pg. Down the rabbit hole farrar, straus and giroux by juan pablo villalobos seems like a crazy book, almost a fantasy but its a serious book about one boys harsh reality tochtli, the narrator, is a sevenyearold boy who lives in a palace in mexico filled with ammunition. Its a mesmerising and powerful read about one small boys dream to acquire a pygmy hippopotamus from liberia. Read an excerpt from juan pablo villaloboss guardian first book awardlonglisted novel juan pablo villalobos.
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Down the rabbit hole is told from the point of view not of a gangster, a cop or a prostitute, but that of a young child. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines and dictionaries, and what he wants more than anything right now is a new pet for his private zoo. Handled well it can reframe ones perception of an idea, done badly and it can descend into cloying sentimentality that is no better than. Down the rabbit hole is an astonishing debut from villalobos lucy popescu, the independent. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines, and dictionaries, and what he wants more than anything right now is a new pet for his private zoo. Down the rabbit hole is, on the surface, innocent, clever and lovable, but its implications are deeply disturbing. Down the rabbit hole by juan pablo villalobos duration.
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