Description
Clean begins with the inescapable: a girl has died. Told by Estela, a maid to a wealthy, middle-class family who speaks to us from a locked room, the novel recounts her plight and the circumstances that led to this moment. As we enter her account of daily existence, we see how her apparently simple life turns into a repetitive and ultimately violent nightmare. Arresting, suspenseful and provocative, Clean explores domestic work, class and violence, set against the backdrop of Chile’s changing political landscape.
It is an astonishing, electrifying novel that will confirm Alia Trabucco Zerán as a major presence in international literature.
Endorsements
From the International Booker-shortlisted author of The Remainder.