One out of two by Daniel Sada; translated by Katherine Silver
One out of two was written by Daniel Sada in Spanish in 1994. It was translated into English by Katherine Silver in 2015. This extremely short novel follows the life of adult twin sisters, living alone in a small rural town somewhere in northern Mexico. The two sisters are very close, but when one of them manages to finally attract a suitor, the sisters decide to share him between themselves. The only problem is, the suitor has no idea what’s happening, and believes that he is dating – and falling in love with – only one woman.
Daniel Sada was born in Mexico in 1953. One out of two is his second book to be translated into English. For those who read his works in Spanish, he is usually remembered for his poetry. In the English-speaking world, however, he is better known for his novels and prose. Tragically, Daniel Sada died in 2011, just hours after being awarded Mexico’s National Prize for Arts and Sciences for Language and Literature.
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Sada, D. (2015). One out of two: a novel. (K. Silver, Trans.). Graywolf Press.
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