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Adrift in strange lands: The Accidentals, by Guadalupe Nettel, reviewed

A sense of unease runs through Nettel’s latest short stories as the protagonists start to lose their bearings in increasingly unfamiliar scenarios

Lee Langley
Guadalupe Nettel.  Mely Ávila
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 26 April 2025
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  • The Accidentals

    Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey

    Fitzcarraldo Editions, pp. 128, £12

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