La Octava Condici

En el Puerto Alegre de los años veinte se desarrolla esta implacable alegoría de las dictaduras latinoamericanas. El viejo león, tirano de la isla caribeña de Arepa, en vísperas de su quinta reelección se dispone a decretar una presidencia vitalicia. En el centro de esta conspiración política, el magnicidio, varias veces frustrado, desatará una de las más vigorosas críticas al poder dentro de la obra de Jorge Ibargüengoitia, autor imprescindible para la literatura hispanoamericana.

Portraying the discontinuity of the streets of Barcelona, of time, and, above all, of the existence of each one of its inhabitants, this noir novel turns the everyday into something epic. Five chapters contain five independent stories with characters that speak for themselves yet share the same tone, and the Gracia neighborhood serves as the main line that connects them. The plot revolves around a man named José García, who is killed by his own son, also named José García. The event is witnessed by a neighbor who bears the same name and is reminded of another murder he had seen years...

Entre gitanos, artistas, brujas y dementes, la historia se desenvuelve en tres líneas temporales: un puberto imberbe, prodigio de la pintura, cuya creatividad fue robada por una bruja con heterocromia, una artista aspiracional, estancada en los cánones de una sociedad misógina y dos historiadores que intentan descifrar el significado de un libro de ékfrasis. Los personajes de esta novela inician una odisea en búsqueda de una creatividad perdida hallando historias en el país surrealista por antonomasia, México. ¡Éntrele, pásele güerito! gritan los trovadores cacofónicos del...

John Sable has it all: a happy marriage, an amazing career, and great friends. On the morning of September 11, 2001, his train to New York is delayed. When he ultimately arrives at work, there is utter chaos. The unimaginable has occurred: a jumbo jet hijacked by terrorists has destroyed the World Trade Center, causing destruction, fear, and pandemonium. John’s life will never be the same. Emotionally scarred from the horrific events of 9/11, his mental health crumbles. Once highly successful and self-confident, John becomes a man torn apart by fear. His PTSD affects everything around him,...