Las malas

Las malas is the first novel by Argentine author Camila Sosa Villada, first published in Argentina on March 1, 2019, by Barcelona-based book publisher Tusquets Editores,[1] which later published it in Spain on June 9, 2020.[2] The story is set in the Argentine city of Córdoba and focuses on the lives of a group of travestis who work as street prostitutes at Sarmiento Park, among which is the narrator herself.[3][4]

Las malas
AuthorCamila Sosa Villada
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish
GenreSemi-autobiographical novel
Set inCórdoba, Argentina
PublishedTusquets Editores
Publication date
March 1, 2019
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages228
Awards
ISBN978-987-670-481-6 (first edition, paperback)

The book has been a critical and commercial success.[5] It has been translated into French, German and Croatian, and will also be released in Italian, Norwegian and Brazilian Portuguese during 2021.[6] In February 2021, it was announced that the English-language translation was in the making and would be published by Other Press.[6]

In October 2020, Las malas received the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize given by the Guadalajara International Book Fair.[7] The book was also awarded the Grand Prix de l'Héroïne given by Madame Figaro and the Premio de Narrativa en Castellano given by Barcelona bookstore Finestres.[8]

The novel will be adapted into a television series by Armando Bó.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Las malas - Camila Sosa Villada" (in Spanish). Planeta de Libros Argentina. Grupo Planeta. March 1, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. "Las malas - Camila Sosa Villada" (in Spanish). Planeta de Libros. Grupo Planeta. March 1, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. Ayala-Dip, Jorge Ernesto (July 10, 2020). "Devastadora crónica". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. Maldonado, Noella (November 17, 2019). "Camila Sosa Villada y el año de "Las malas"". La Voz (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. Gómez, Andrés (March 13, 2021). "Camila Sosa: "El feminismo hoy también es un espacio de poder"". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  6. ""Las malas", de Camila Sosa Villada, será traducida al inglés por la editorial Other Press" (in Spanish). Télam. February 16, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  7. Centenera, Mar (November 2, 2020). "La argentina Camila Sosa Villada, premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz por 'Las malas'". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. "Camila Sosa Villada suma otro premio: ahora el Grand Prix de l'Héroïne de Francia". Clarín (in Spanish). June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  9. Trzenko, Natalia (July 23, 2020). "Armando Bó adaptará la novela Las malas y hará una serie sobre Cromañón". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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