Cristina la asombrosa

This novella by Kirstin Valdez Quade—one of the most promising new voices in American fiction, here translated into Spanish for the first time—recounts the astonishing hagiography of Cristina. Cristina appears as a sickly, cruel, and somewhat sinister woman, sanctified by her prophetic gift for foretelling catastrophes. Through the voice of the narrator, Mara—her sister and rival in the quest to follow a similar path toward sainthood—we discover the subtle family dynamics at play, which illuminate the backdrop of this story of dazzling, modern decadence.