Overview
«La ternura caníbal es un excelente libro de cuentos caracterizados por una lograda sutileza sarcástica; la mirada narrativa es muy precisa y la voz intensa y descarnada, sin concesiones.» José María Merino
Los protagonistas de estos cuentos sólo encuentran satisfacción cuando se imponen a los demás o cuando conquistan un reducto de supremacía a costa de sus amantes, de sus amigos, o de su propia cordura. La mordaz ironía con que Enrique Serna escudriña los tumores del alma nos muestra las secretas intenciones que todos tratamos de ocultar en nuestra guerra fría con el prójimo: la lucha por el poder en las relaciones de pareja, la fuga hacia delante del rencor solitario, la imposibilidad de conciliar el individualismo hedonista con la entrega amorosa, los crueles espejismos de la vanagloria, las pequeñas y grandes traiciones que socavan la vida conyugal hasta convertirla en un campo minado.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
“The Cannibal Tenderness is an excellent short story collection marked by a finely achieved sarcastic subtlety; the narrative gaze is extremely precise, and the voice is intense and raw, without concessions.” —José María Merino
The protagonists of these stories only find satisfaction when they impose themselves on others or when they carve out a small domain of supremacy at the expense of their lovers, their friends, or their own sanity. With biting irony, Enrique Serna scrutinizes the tumors of the soul, revealing the secret intentions we all try to hide in our cold war with others: the struggle for power in romantic relationships, the forward escape of solitary resentment, the impossibility of reconciling hedonistic individualism with loving surrender, the cruel mirages of vanity, and the small and large betrayals that undermine married life until it becomes a minefield.
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