A town that was almost dead, or about to disappear. We lived in a small, isolated town, far from the city. To my husband I represented something like a piece of furniture, which you’re used to seeing in a particular spot but which doesn’t make the slightest impression. My husband brought him home from a trip.Īt the time we had been married for almost three years, we had two children, and I wasn’t happy. I’ll never forget the day he came to live with us. Her honors include the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1977 and the Medalla Bellas Artes in 2015. She has been hailed as one of Mexico's masters of the short story. Amparo Dávila was born in Mexico in 1928. Drawing comparisons to Kafka, Poe, Leonora Carrington, and Shirley Jackson, the stories in the collection follow characters to the limits of desire, paranoia, insomnia, and fear. The following is from Amparo Dávila's collection, The Houseguest and Other Stories.
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