Overview
¿Es posible proteger aquello que amamos sin aprender antes a dejarlo ir?
En este viaje imaginario, María Kodama, viuda y heredera universal de Jorge Luis Borges, intentará responder la pregunta, pero no lo hará sola. Alguien inesperado la acompañará en la última aventura.
Mientras su cuerpo se apaga, regresan los recuerdos de una vida atravesada por los libros, el amor y una promesa que se hizo a sí misma y que nunca dejó de cumplir: proteger la obra de Borges. Durante décadas enfrentó polémicas, disputas y malentendidos en nombre de esa misión. Admirada por algunos, cuestionada por otros, eligió sostener hasta el final una responsabilidad que consideraba irrenunciable.
En esta novela íntima y conmovedora, Florencia Etcheves retrata a una mujer extraordinaria que hizo de la lealtad una forma de vida. A través de sus recuerdos, reconstruye una historia de amor, literatura y perseverancia, y nos acerca al universo de una figura tan fascinante como controvertida.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Is it possible to protect what we love without first learning how to let it go?
In this imagined journey, María Kodama, the widow and sole heir of Jorge Luis Borges, will attempt to answer that question, but she will not do it alone. An unexpected companion joins her on her final adventure.
As her body fades, memories return of a life shaped by books, love, and a promise she made to herself and never stopped honoring: to protect Borges's work. For decades, she faced controversies, disputes, and misunderstandings in the name of that mission. Admired by some, questioned by others, she chose to uphold until the very end a responsibility she considered non-negotiable.
In this intimate and moving novel, Florencia Etcheves portrays an extraordinary woman who made loyalty a way of life. Through her memories, she reconstructs a story of love, literature, and perseverance, bringing readers closer to the world of a figure who was as fascinating as she was controversial.
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