This is an animalistic blood-stained, shit-smeared collection of bodily fluids, incest, abuse, and violence, in which men rape, kill, kidnap, and molest and women are auctioned off, abused, and trampled on both literally and metaphorically. But don’t be deterred, because Cockfight also manages to combine its unfiltered darkness and depravity with captivating storytelling and effective recurring motifs of faith, animals, and blood.Īcross a baker’s dozen of short stories, most often centering children or childhood memories, Cockfight distils tales of familial violence behind a bold yellow cover designed by Sukruti Anah Staneley. This post contains affiliate links to independent bookstores.īefore I even started reading Cockfight – the Frances Riddle-translated English-language and fiction debut of Ecuadorian writer María Fernanda Ampuero – a friend voice noted me about it: “Lauren… Cockfight is one of the most fucked up books I think I’ve ever read.” After reading it for myself, I mean…yeah, accurate.
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