San Juan Noir (Akashic Noir) - Tapa blanda

"I have never been to San Juan, Puerto Rico, but I traveled some of its streets in these stories. Of course, the city is more than noir. That's what I love about the Akashic Noir stories, these are not the Tourist Bureau stories of the city. They are gritty, sometimes nasty, sometimes gross, but always interesting."
--Tonstant Weader Reviews

"The stories in this anthology, unrelentingly dark, reflect the woes of the island . . . Set as it is in Puerto Rico, with authors steeped in the Latin tradition, the stories have a common thread of sexuality and sensuality, as well as magical realism. Dreams run through these stories, and sometimes a sense that the whole story could be a dream. They are unsettling stories, to say the least . . . After reading these stories, you may very well want to rethink that tropical vacation."
-- Reviewing the Evidence

"San Juan Noir is a brilliantly polished literary gem that showcases life on the fringes of society. Every tale glows in its own darkness, piercingly tugging at the remnants of human decency. We must do better, it screams. Yes, we must. Highly recommended."
--Jamaica Gleaner

Puerto Rico's capital city enters the Noir Series arena, meticulously edited by one of San Juan's best-known authors.

With San Juan Noir, Akashic Books for the first time presents simultaneous English- and Spanish-language releases of the same title. Following the success of the Noir Series in the Caribbean withHavana Noir, Kingston Noir, and Haiti Noir, this volume shows that the island of Puerto Rico is not just sandy beaches and extravagant hotels. Here, Mayra Santos-Febres, one of the literary titans of the island, recruits a stellar list of compatriots to contribute stories of depravity and the underside of life in Puerto Rico's capital city.

Brand-new stories by: Wilfredo J. Burgos Matos, Ernesto Quiñonez, Mayra Santos-Febres, José Rabelo, Luis Negrón, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro, Ana María Fuster Lavin, Janette Becerra, Manolo Nuñez Negron, Tere Dávila, Edmaris Carazo, Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, Charlie Vázquez, and Manuel Meléndez.

Mayra Santos-Febres has published more than twenty-five books of poetry, short stories, essay collections, and novels. Among her most import titles areSirena Selena (2000), Our Lady of the Night (2006), and La amante de Gardel (2015). Her works have been translated into Croatian, Icelandic, French, Italian, German, and English. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Puerto Rico, and is one of the main organizers of Festival de la Palabra.