Description
Description
Taking place entirely on a single evening--Friday, April 10, 1970--in a large Bogotá mansion, House of Fury tells a hair-raising story. Nacho Caiciedo, a magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice, lives with his wife Alma and their six grown daughters. The Caiciedos have planned an enormous celebration in their home. But before the party has even started, the family is shocked by two pieces of news: their teenage daughter Italia is pregnant, and Alma's prodigal brother Jesús is expected at any moment. Guests from all levels of Bogotá society arrive, two earthquakes strike, and the party descends into debauchery; Nacho, out in the city streets, searching for Italia, is kidnapped by a ragtag militia, and its troops eventually invade the party and bring more chaos. House of Fury begins as a black comedy and unravels into a grim portent of the conflict that would rage across Colombia for fifty years. As in Rosero's previous novels, House of Fury is an indelible, fantastical work that with its unforgettable characters and unflinching, poetic, and humane voice, brings to light Colombia's violent history.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
Evelio Rosero is one of the most important and innovative Colombian writers working today. His voice is essential, in terms of using fiction to make sense and shed light on Colombia's violent past and present.--Julianne Pachico, author of The Lucky Ones
Rosero affirms unashamedly that literature can and should change social reality.--Antonio Ungar "Bomb"
Rosero's prose conveys the characters' horrifying human nature with aplomb.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Chekhov would've been mesmerized. In lieu of a single gun, Evelio Rosero sets up the contents of an entire armory. Building the intricate, involute procession of a single terrible night, the Colombian writer braids the many threads of his story with a candor and a knowingness that always hints towards the devastation to come. That House of Fury still manages to astound, then, is a testament to Rosero's finesse of the macabre, his merciless indictment of his nation's brutal history, and his utter disregard for narrative comforts.--Xiao Yue Shan "Asymptote Journal"
A wild and arresting tale set over the course of a single calamitous evening in Bogota... In Rosero's assured hands, the chaos serves as an incisive metaphor for Colombia's tumultuous history. This is brilliant.-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Pub date:
2025-02-04
Length:
352 pages
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