There is a struggle for narrative control between these two characters. A woman lies in the dark, suffering from some kind of illness, talking to a child who we quickly learn is not her own-and who is also sick. The novel consists of a single, long conversation between two characters.
Schweblin’s narrative-and her storytelling-are so gripping that I read Fever Dream in one sitting. Granta named Schweblin one of the “Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists,” and the originality of this novel makes it easy to see why. Though Samanta Schweblin has previously published three short story collections, Fever Dream is her first novel-and her English-language debut.
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