Top of the List! Mariana Enriquez's Masterpiece 'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]' is Highly Praised and on Sale!
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- Top of the List! Mariana Enriquez's Masterpiece 'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]' is Highly Praised and on Sale!
- Mariana Enriquez's masterpiece 'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]' has been selected as the number one in the overseas section of 'This Horror is Amazing! 2026 Edition,' marking a new era of modern horror.
- Source: PR Times
- Date: June 15, 2026
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Mariana Enriquez's masterpiece 'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]' has been selected as the number one in the overseas section of 'This Horror is Amazing! 2026 Edition,' marking a new era of modern horror.
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- June 15, 2026
Mariana Enriquez's masterpiece 'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]' has been selected as the number one in the overseas section of 'This Horror is Amazing! 2026 Edition,' marking a new era of modern horror.
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A new honor for the representative work of the 'Horror Princess of Argentina'! Mariana Enriquez's 'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]' (translated by Maki Miyazaki) from the Shincho Bunko series has been selected as the number one in the overseas section of 'This Horror is Amazing! 2026 Edition' (Takeshobo).
Following the short story collection 'The Danger of Tobacco Smoke,' which was selected as the number one in the overseas section of 'This Horror is Amazing! 2024 Edition' two years ago, the 'Horror Princess of Argentina' Mariana Enriquez has once again achieved a remarkable feat! Her representative work and the largest novel 'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]' has shone as the number one in the overseas section of 'This Horror is Amazing! 2026 Edition.' The grand narrative, which depicts the story of a clan that craves eternal life and controls a , and a man and his wife and son who have been used as a medium in the rituals there, while bringing to light the history of Argentina from the dictatorship era to the 1990s, is a modern horror work that is truly out of the ordinary, fusing various styles within a single work and sweeping through the Latin American literary world beyond genres. It is thought to have been evaluated as a work that has further expanded the possibilities of the horror genre.
■ Book Introduction
The that operates in the shadows of Argentina's political and financial circles, borrowing the power of 'darkness,' and the Bradford family that controls it. Juan, who has been continuously used as a medium to summon 'darkness' in rituals of offering sacrifices, realizes that his son Gaspar also possesses the same power. As his own end approaches, he plans to escape with his son, but the net of the gradually tightens. Originally, Gaspar's mother Rosario, who was born into the founding family of the , met her untimely death in protest of the family's cruelty. And Juan, the father, whose heart condition is worsening due to the mediumship and is about to meet his end. Gaspar learns of the existence on the other side of the darkness that his father has hidden and decides to confront the that he has been avoiding. A great epic of darkness by the Horror Princess of Argentina, which also encompasses the history of Argentina from the dictatorship era to the 1990s, transcending genres and sweeping through the Latin American literary world.
■ Author Introduction: Mariana Enriquez Mariana Enriquez
Born in Buenos Aires in 1973. After graduating from La Plata University, she made her debut as a novelist with the novel Bajar es lo peor in '95. Since then, her short story collections, including 'The Danger of Tobacco Smoke' (2009) and 'What We Lost in the Fire' ('16), have been internationally acclaimed, and she has also been active in non-fiction and biographical fields. Her method of depicting reality's anxieties and fears while incorporating supernatural elements has been highly praised by Kazuo Ishiguro and others, and she is known as the 'Horror Princess of Argentina' and the 'literary rock star.'
■ Translator Introduction: Maki Miyazaki Maki Miyazaki
Graduated from the Department of Spanish Language, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Translator of literature and non-fiction from the Spanish-speaking world and Anglo-America. Numerous translations include Albor's 'The Day of the End,' Polan's 'Plants That Shake Consciousness: The Possibilities of Opium, Caffeine, and Mescaline,' Palma's 'The Game of the Monster,' Navarro's 'The Island of Rabbits,' Enriquez's 'The Danger of Tobacco Smoke,' and Schweblin's 'The Distance of Rescue,' among others.
■ Book Data
[Title] The Ritual [Upper and Lower]
[Author] Mariana Enriquez / Translated by Maki Miyazaki
[Release Date] September 29, 2025, Currently on Sale
[Binding] Paperback
[Price] 1,265 yen each (tax included)
[ISBN] 978-4-10-241061-5 (Upper), 978-4-10-241062-2 (Lower)
[URL] https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/241061/
FAQ
Who is Mariana Enriquez?
Mariana Enriquez is an Argentine horror writer who has been internationally acclaimed for her works incorporating supernatural elements.
What is the content of 'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]'?
'The Ritual [Upper and Lower]' is a work that depicts the story of a clan that craves eternal life and controls a <sect>, and a man and his family who have been used as a medium in the rituals there.
Why was this work highly evaluated?
This work has been highly evaluated as a modern horror that expands the possibilities of the horror genre and fuses various styles.