
The Mutations
Author: Jorge Comensal, Charlotte Whittle
Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 11/12/2019
Categories: Fiction, Satire, Literary Fiction

Author: Jorge Comensal, Charlotte Whittle
Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 11/12/2019
Categories: Fiction, Satire, Literary Fiction
Jorge Comensal was born in Mexico City in 1987. He was the recipient of scholarships from the Fundación para las Letras Mexicanas and the Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, and has been published in such periodicals as Letras Libres, Este País, and VICE. The Mutations is his first novel.
Finally Teresa was experiencing...one of those unlikely moments that saved her life from absurdity. This is a hard novel to pay attention to, to the level it demands to be paid attention to, and yet it rewards your attention absolutely. On a sentence level it's beautiful. On a story level it's fragme......more
This is a really dense book that is packed with lots of topics that are difficult to face and some theoretical concepts. It is a more cerebral read that is a bit confusing at times, but really good once you get the big picture. After reading it, I had a lot to think about and to say. There is a full......more
Lütfen asalım bayrakları, yeni bir Alejandro Zambramız var! Tek kitapla bunu ilan etmekten çekinirim normalde ama gerçekten aynı lezzet, aynı kara mizah, aynı zenginlik! Kaldı ki bizzat Zambra şunları demişken, ben ilan etmişim etmemişim ne fark eder? "Mutasyonlar muhteşem bir roman, trajik olduğu k......more
Pek sevdiğim Alejandro Zambra, Mutasyonlar için şöyle diyor : ‘Okuduktan sonra Jorge Comensal’ın okuyacağım başka romanları da olsa keşke diyeceksiniz; ama bu ilk romanı olduğundan sıradaki muhteşem kitabı tamamlanana kadar sabırla bekleyeceğiz artık.’ Hakkında bu yorumu okuduğum bir kitaba büyük bir......more
Empecé pensando que quizás el tono no me fascinaba, algo ceremonioso, o demasiado solemne. Lo pensé al principio, me parecía un poco plano, pero la verdad es que fue tomando forma. Tiene muchos elementos, empezando por la enfermedad, el cáncer, para ser precisos, y se va hacia distintas cosas, hacia......more
"Timothy Pabon's smooth and arresting narration offers an intimate look at the lives of several people living in Mexico City who are afflicted by cancer.… A short must-listen." —AudioFile Magazine