Overview
Un retrato de la pasión al límite.
Lunes, ocho de la mañana, camino del trabajo en medio de un atasco. Con un tremendo frenazo, el protagonista empotra su coche contra el de delante. Segundos después, del automóvil sale una ejecutiva histérica que le cubre de insultos, tras lo que él toma la decisión de su vida: se dedicará en cuerpo y alma a la aniquilación moral de esa mujer. Así, además de entretener su aburrimiento, su existencia gris tendrá al fin un propósito. Pero no cuenta con que el objeto de su odio tiene una hermanita de quince años realmente turbadora, Rosana, una adolescente que despertará en el protagonista una debilidad tan embarazosa como inesperada.
La flaqueza del bolchevique sería una novela absolutamente cómica si no fuera por el carácter inquietante que adquiere a medida que se complican las argucias del protagonista. Un ritmo ágil permite a Lorenzo Silva una historia a caballo entre la comedia, la intriga y el melodrama. Pero acaso su mayor logro sea el retrato de Rosana, una nínfula distinta de todas las nínfulas, que hace flaquear al lector más displicente.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A portrait of passion pushed to the limit.
Monday morning, stuck in traffic on the way to work. With a sudden brake, the protagonist crashes his car into the one ahead. Seconds later, a hysterical executive storms out and insults him, after which he makes the decision of his life: to devote himself entirely to the moral annihilation of that woman. Thus, besides entertaining his boredom, his gray existence will finally have a purpose. But he does not expect that the object of his hatred has a fifteen-year-old sister, Rosana, a teenager who will awaken in him a weakness as embarrassing as it is unexpected.
La flaqueza del bolchevique would be an absolutely comic novel if not for the disturbing tone it acquires as the protagonist’s schemes grow more complicated. With agile rhythm, Lorenzo Silva delivers a story that straddles comedy, intrigue, and melodrama. Perhaps its greatest achievement is the portrayal of Rosana, a nymphet unlike any other, who unsettles even the most indifferent reader.
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