Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird | 2023 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Tender Is the Flesh | 2017 | Buy |
| The Unworthy | 2023 | Buy |
Agustina Bazterrica is an Argentine author who broke out internationally with Tender Is the Flesh, a novel set in a world where animal meat has become toxic and humans are farmed for consumption instead. Originally published in Spanish in 2017 as Cadáver exquisito, the book won the Premio Clarín, one of Argentina’s most prestigious literary awards. When it was translated into English in 2020, it became a word-of-mouth sensation and a bestseller across multiple countries.
Her second novel, The Unworthy, was published in 2023 and continued her reputation for dark, unsettling fiction. She has also published a short story collection, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird, which appeared in English the same year. Bazterrica’s writing is known for its unflinching look at power, violence, and complicity, delivered in spare, direct prose.