Hudson - by Hernán Ronsino (Paperback)

About the Book

A reluctant concert pianist, a community of squatters, and the bracing possibilities of running away from it all.

Book Synopsis

While on tour in Europe, pianist Juan Sebastián Lebonté learns of his father's death. Returning to Buenos Aires, he's faced with a crumbling marriage, buried family secrets, and a surprising inheritance: a piece of land in Paso del Rey, now occupied by a community of workers who once dreamed of revolution.As he takes on a new identity - working with his hands, digging into the past - he begins to unravel the mystery of his father, a forgotten factory, and the American pianist whose music haunted his life.Hudson is a haunting novel of memory, transformation, and the quiet violence that lingers beneath the surface of history. In a place shaped by resistance, the search for truth might lead to redemption - or ruin.

Review Quotes

"Whoever ventures into Hudson will find some kind of optimism [...] They will also find the prose of one of the most celebrated Argentine writers of today; one who, paradoxically, is going against trends." --La Nación

"A captivating novel with a powerful, subtle, and precise narrative." --Clarín

"Ronsino is one of the best writers under 50 in Argentina with his solid, coherent work. The fantasy generated in Hudson means this novel, which can be placed next to Antonio Di Benedetto's Zama, will grow with every new reading." --La Razón de Chivilcoy

"Ronsino returns with a novel that was as awaited as it is gripping, one that follows the footsteps and wanderings of a pianist who has inherited much more than material goods from his father." --Valeria Tentoni, author of FURIA DIAMANTE

"Reading Hudson is a must - besides, those who understand that escape, in literature, is the search for a different way to say something in addition to the search for a different destination." --Emiliano Monge, author of AMONG THE LOST

"With prose that sparkles and shifts between perceptive description and sober syntax, whole universes open up right where there seems to be something on the margins--universes filled with 'minor plots', as the protagonist says." --elDiarioAR

"Music flows through the writer's new novel from start to finish as it dives into the relationships of a musician who carries the weight of his father on his shoulders, a theme that the author masterfully deals with through both the language and the plot." --Télam

"In his new novel Ronsino returns with a gripping story in which a musician has to deal with his father's legacy, an inheritance that goes beyond the mere physical. After the success of his previous books, the author confirms himself as one of the strongest voices of Argentine literature." --Infobae

"Hernan Ronsino's literary work is composed of novels that have memorable characters and scenarios. However, what fundamentally defines his storytelling is a tone. This is what we could call his style: sober language, elegant syntax, and a melancholic Pampa feel that set his stories apart." --Radio Nacional

"Ronsino returns to the themes that have interested him from the beginning of his literary career: the sounds that leap from a text, the tone and cadence of prose, and the sociological side of his plots; the impact of large industries on communities, the concept of progress, family and tribal bonds [...] Hernán Ronsino is one of the most original and powerful voices of contemporary Argentine literature." --En Linea Noticias

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Praise for Hernán Ronsino
Awarded the CRITICS PRIZE OF THE BUENOS AIRES BOOK FAIR 2022

About the Author

Hernán Ronsino is an award-winning writer and one of the most acclaimed voices in contemporary Argentinian literature. His novel Hudson (Una música ) is his first book to be published in English.

Mallory Craig-Kuhn (New York, 1986) is a writer and translator and holds master's degrees in literature from Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia). She co-presents the science fiction interview series Triángulo Satelital, is co-editor at Güird Editora and co-organises the Encuentro Cercano Convención Nacional de Ciencia Ficción through Biblioteca Popular Ansible in Buenos Aires. Her publications include the novel Divino neón (Ayarmanot 2024) and the essay Ciencia ficción y ternura (La Libre Editora 2026), as well as a story in the anthology Extraña confederación argentina (Omnívora 2025) and magazines in Argentina and Uruguay. In addition to Charco Press, her translations have been published by Soho Press, Latin American Literature Today and Southwest Review .