One Hundred Guinea Pigs by Gustavo Rodríguez, Daniel Hahn (Paperback) (PREORDER)

Fiction - World Literature - Peru - Friendship - Family Life - Death, Grief & Bereavement

RELEASE DATE: 7/14/2026 (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)

Translated from the Spanish by: Daniel Hahn

Friendship makes life worth living, and worth ending too.

Eufrasia Vela is a caregiver―it’s not just her job. But when she begins working with Doña Carmen, a bedridden elderly woman who spends her days staring out the window at her now-obstructed view of the sea, she confronts the limits to her ability to help. That is, until Doña Carmen makes a big, last request: to transform her caretaking from helping her stay alive to helping her die. A good death has much in common with a good life, after all, and incapacity, loneliness, and isolation are devastations that a compassionate friend can help ease. Dignity, community, respect, and generosity―they’re what Eufrasia offers her clients, and what their friendship offers her. One Hundred Guinea Pigs is the lifegiving, warmhearted novel about euthanasia you didn’t know you needed.

AUTHOR BIO: 

Gustavo Rodríguez is a Peruvian writer, and one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Latin American literature. His novel One Hundred Guinea Pigs, first published in Spanish, won the prestigious Alfaguara Prize in 2023 and is his first book to appear in English.

TRANSLATOR BIO: 

Daniel Hahn is a writer, editor and translator. His work has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the International Dublin Literary Award, and has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. His translations for Charco Press span Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru.

Review Quotes:

"Fast-paced and witty... Gustavo Rodríguez is a remarkable talent." --World Literature Today

"Both classic and rhythmic, the story unfolds into a lively road trip through old age. A final whirlwind before the inevitable leap: this luminous novel is a compassionate tribute to hearts and bodies that are weary yet remain defiant in the face of decrepitude." --Le Monde

"A tragicomic story, moving, crafted with skill and humour." --Claudia Piñeiro, author of ELENA KNOWS

"Amusing and thought-provoking." --Latino Book Review

"Gustavo Rodríguez skilfully captures the metaphor of life as a passage to death, navigating it with a touch of humour and dignity, devoid of moralistic overtones or sensationalism." --ABC Cultural

"An appealing novel with an excellent plot development: endearing, moving, intelligent, and empowering." --Segre