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Tender is the flesh : a novel / Agustina Bazterrica, translated from the Spanish by Sarah Moses.
Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans-- though no one calls them that anymore. First an infectious virus made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the "Transition." Now, eating "special meat" is legal. Then one day he is given a live specimen of the finest quality. Though aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little Marcos starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost-- and what might still be saved. -- adapted from front flap
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982150921
- Physical Description: 211 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Language Note: | Translated from the Spanish "Cadáver exquisito" by Sarah Moses. |
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| Subject: | Cannibalism > Fiction. Capital punishment > Fiction. Shipwreck survival > Fiction. Survival at sea > Fiction. Airplane crash survival > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Survival fiction. Dystopian fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rolla Public Library | FIC BAZ (Text) | 38256101815573 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
Tender Is the Flesh
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Tender Is the Flesh
Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans--though no one calls them that anymore. His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dementia, and Marcos tries not to think too hard about how he makes a living. After all, it happened so quickly. First, it was reported that an infectious virus has made all animal meat poisonous to humans. Then governments initiated the "Transition." Now, eating human meat--"special meat"--is legal. Marcos tries to stick to numbers, consignments, processing. Then one day he's given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he's aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost--and what might still be saved.
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