Publisher's Synopsis
Después de recibir tres horripilantes regalos de una secta fanática, el novelista Matìas Verduzco deberá huir de casa para salvar el pellejo. Esa fuga -que derivará en exilio- le permitirá el encuentro con Claudine Chifflet, hermosa ciclista que purga, como todos, las secuelas del desamor. Asì, bajo la noche azotada por la explosión de la planta nuclear de Chernóbil, nacerá una ardiente relación que develará confidencias inesperadas. La persecución no cesa y Matìas, en un momento de debilidad, cree hallar en los brazos de su voluptuosa amante el sentido de la existencia. El encuentro feroz entre el romance malhadado, la constante amenaza de violencia y el fantasma de las decisiones pasadas confirma la sagacidad narrativa de uno de los novelistas mexicanos más destacados de la actualidad.
After receiving three terrifying gifts from a fanatical sect, novelist Matìas Verduzco is forced to flee his home to save himself. This flight, which will lead to exile, leads him to meet Claudine Chifflet, a beautiful cyclist in the throes of heartbreak. In the night marred by the explosion at Chernobyl, a love will emerge that will reveal unexpected secrets. The persecution doesn't stop. In a moment of weakness, Matìas mistakes the voluptuous lover in his arms for the meaning of existence. The ferocious mingling of doomed romance, the constant threat of violence, and the ghost of decisions past makes this one of Mexico's most notable contemporary novels.
After receiving three terrifying gifts from a fanatical sect, novelist Matìas Verduzco is forced to flee his home to save himself. This flight, which will lead to exile, leads him to meet Claudine Chifflet, a beautiful cyclist in the throes of heartbreak. In the night marred by the explosion at Chernobyl, a love will emerge that will reveal unexpected secrets. The persecution doesn't stop. In a moment of weakness, Matìas mistakes the voluptuous lover in his arms for the meaning of existence. The ferocious mingling of doomed romance, the constant threat of violence, and the ghost of decisions past makes this one of Mexico's most notable contemporary novels.
