First published in English translation in 2015 by And Other Stories
London – New York
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First published as La aventura de los bustos de Eva in 2004 by Grupo Editorial Norma, Buenos Aires, Argentina
© Carlos Gamerro 2004, 2011, 2012
English-language translation © Ian Barnett 2015
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