Camanchaca by Diego Zúñiga

Camanchaca

Diego Zúñiga with Megan McDowell (Translator)

128 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A long drive across Chile's Atacama desert, traversing "the worn-out puzzle" of a broken family--a young man's corrosive intimacy with his mother, the obtrusive cheer of his absentee father, his uncle's unexplained death--occupies the heart of thi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 45 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
dark 50%
emotional 50%

Pace

slow 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.36

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