Seven ways to kill a cat
By: by Matias Nespolo ; translated by Frank Wynne
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781846554506
Subjects: Social conditions; Fiction
Other titles: 7 ways to kill a cat
Work titles: Siete maneras de matar a un gato
Description: Set in Buenos Aires at the time of Argentina's financial crash, and seen through the eyes of twenty-year-old Gringo, it tells the story of two boys on the cusp of adulthood who have no choice but to join the gang warfare that rules their community. At least, Gringo's friend Chueco thinks they have no choice. He's determined to prove himself hard enough to get into El Jetita's gang, but smart enough to remain his own man. Gringo is more intelligent. He knows that gangs don't work like that: you obey the leader or else. As the two get drawn ever deeper into a pitched battle between El Jetita and his rival Charly over control of the barrio's drugs and prostitution, Gringo sees a life of love and loss pass before his eyes.
Notes: Translated from the Spanish.