Irene Cuevas returns with story collection 'Animal Print' after Almodóvar's praise
Irene Cuevas, a self-described 'superbollera de izquierdas' author, has released her new story collection 'Animal Print' with Reservoir Books in 2025, following her 2024 debut novel 'Un momento de ternura y de piedad' which was named Pedro Almodóvar's favorite novel of the year. Cuevas originally wrote the stories for 'Animal Print' six years ago, but her publisher requested she publish a novel first, delaying the collection. The stories feature characters confronting a society that attempts to domesticate their ways of being, desiring, and feeling, and connect metaphorically or literally with the non-human animal world as a means of resistance. Cuevas identifies primarily as a short story writer and expressed frustration at having to delay her collection.
Key facts
- Irene Cuevas published 'Animal Print' in 2025 with Reservoir Books.
- Her 2024 novel 'Un momento de ternura y de piedad' was named Pedro Almodóvar's favorite novel of the year.
- Cuevas wrote the stories for 'Animal Print' six years prior to publication.
- Her publisher asked her to release a novel before the story collection.
- Cuevas identifies as a 'superbollera de izquierdas' and primarily a short story writer.
- The stories in 'Animal Print' explore themes of societal domestication and resistance through animal metaphors.
- Pedro Almodóvar publicly praised Cuevas's novel.
- Both books are published by Reservoir Books.
Entities
Artists
- Irene Cuevas
- Pedro Almodóvar
Institutions
- Reservoir Books