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Winner of the Alfaguara Prize
Translated by International Booker Prize-winning translator Daniel Hahn

"A surprisingly life-affirming read." — Financial Times

Friendship makes life worth living. And worth ending, too.

Eufrasia Vela is a caregiver by nature as much as by profession. But when she begins caring for Doña Carmen, a bedridden elderly woman mourning both her independence and her lost view of the sea, their relationship slowly deepens into something unexpected.

Then Doña Carmen makes one final request.

Warm, funny and quietly devastating, One Hundred Guinea Pigs is a novel about loneliness, dignity, friendship and what it truly means to care for another person. Rich with ethical questions and unforgettable characters, it is the kind of novel that sparks conversation and lingers long after the final page.

"Warm-hearted, moving and crafted with skill and humour." — Claudia Piñeiro

For readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Still Life.

Gustavo Rodríguez (Lima, 1968) is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Latin American literature, and is also known for his creative work in the media. He has published, among other titles, the novels La furia de Aquiles, La risa de tu madre (Herralde Novel Prize Finalist) and La semana tiene siete mujeres (Planeta-Casamérica Prize Finalist). He has also written children's and YA books that are read in schools throughout South America. He was the winner of the 2023 edition of the prestigious Alfaguara Prize for his novel One Hundred Guinea Pigs .

Daniel Hahn is a writer, editor and actual human translator. His work has won him the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the International Dublin Literary Award and been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, among many others. His translations for Charco Press include novels from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru. He is the author of Catching Fire: A Translation Diary .