
Tender is the Flesh (Paperback)
Sarah Moses (translator), Agustina Bazterrica (author)Published: 06/02/2020
It all happened so quickly. First, animals became infected with the virus and their meat became poisonous. Then governments initiated the Transition.
Now, 'special meat' - human meat - is legal. Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing.
One day, he's given a gift to seal a deal: a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her in his barn, tied up, a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved.
Publisher: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781782275572
Number of pages: 224
Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Much, much more than a horror story, here is a no-holds-barred, red-blooded take on meat-eating, consumerism and human nature itself.' - The Daily Mail
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