Iosi Havilio je argentinský spisovatel a scenárista. Jeho díla se často zaměřují na psychologické portréty postav a zkoumají témata identity a exilu. Havilio se vyznačuje vytříbeným stylistickým citem a schopností vytvářet atmosférické příběhy.
When José's fireworks factory job ends explosively, his wife Laura returns to work. Recovering from his initial depression, he makes friends with his jazz- loving neighbor. But José uncovers a gruesome talent, and life, death and resurrection converge. Through one single, hypnotic paragraph, Havilio harnesses the unpredictability of Aira and the mysticism of Tolstoy in this discordant riff on suburban life.
When her partner disappears, a young woman drifts towards Open Door, a small town in the Argentinean Pampas named after its psychiatric hospital. She finds herself living with an ageing ranch-hand, although a local girl also proves irresistible. This evocative book makes a quiet case for the possibility of finding contentment in unexpected places.