#27 in Horror
Our Share of Night
- 672
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
- Castilian Narrative Critic Award
- Celsius Award
- Premio Herralde
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel
- Imaginales award for best foreign-language novel
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Our view
“Our Share of Night” is a dark, absorbing horror novel that binds one family’s story to an occult society in Argentina. Mariana Enriquez moves across the decades between 1960 and 1997, bringing secrets, power and politics to light piece by piece. Some readers enjoy how the full picture emerges only gradually as the narrative passes from one character to another. At over six hundred pages, it suits readers who like horror shot through with politics.
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About the book
Our Share of Night is a 2019 horror novel by Argentine author Mariana Enriquez. Set between 1960 and 1997, the story follows the Peterson family and the story of an occult society in Argentina. The novel received positive reviews, and won the Premio Herralde in 2019. An English translation by Megan McDowell was published in 2023.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 90 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 6 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 8.7 | 84 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is Our Share of Night?
It has 672 pages — longer than 88% of the ranked books in Horror.
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