La casa de las flores blancas

María Teresa, a young teacher in Buenos Aires, learns the strict disciplinary code of the school immediately after being hired as she struggles to control her students, but when she perfects her technique, which involves hiding in bathrooms to surprise students smoking, she slowly begins to enjoy her power. Winner of the 2007 Herralde Novel Award.

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