Pink Slime
by Fernanda Trías, trans. from the Spanish by Heather Cleary
Buy on AmazonEven if you’re wary of reading a pandemic novel, give this one, by Uruguayan author Fernanda Trías, a chance. It tells the story of a woman living in the aftermath of a deadly algae bloom that has decimated her city, leaving residents dependent on “pink slime” – a meat product as unappealing as its name. Trías conveys the horror of mass illness perfectly in this enormously unsettling, but surprisingly beautiful, novel.
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"Even if you’re wary of reading a pandemic novel, give this one, by Uruguayan author Fernanda Trías, a chance. It tells the story of a woman living in the aftermath of a deadly algae bloom that has decimated her city, leaving residents dependent on “pink slime” – a meat product as unappealing as its name. Trías conveys the horror of mass illness perfectly in this enormously unsettling, but surprisingly beautiful, novel."
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