Overview
El libro de cuentos que confirma a Tomás González, ganador del Premio Iberoamericano de Narrativa Manuel Rojas 2025, como uno de los narradores esenciales de la literatura en español.
«Heredero de la literatura del boom, Tomás González añade a ella una mirada cosmopolita y un sentido del humor que lo hacen diferente. Un escritor sorprendente».Julio Llamazares
Parejas avasalladas por la pasión pero que no soportan vivir juntas. Maridos que huyen para mimetizarse con su jardín. Muertos a los que no dejan ir o no quieren irse. Gemelos enamorados de la misma mujer. Difuntas que a punta de ser mosquitas muertas terminan mandando al marido directo al suicidio. Un esposo y un amante que son cordiales entre sí a fuerza de costumbre. Ahogados, casi ahogados y matrimonios sepultados por una casa. Una represa que cuando pierde agua deja al descubierto un antiguo pueblo ya enterrado, y que sirve como leitmotiv a todo el conjunto.
El extraordinario abanico de personajes de estos relatos —sobrecogedores y contundentes, pero también irónicos y cargados de humor— es una buena muestra de la infinidad de matices que Tomás González logra retratar cuando se asoma al abismo de la existencia, en donde la naturaleza, con sus destellos de gozo y sus pesares, es tan enrevesada como la vida.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The book of short stories that confirms Tomás González, winner of the 2025 Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Prize, as one of the essential storytellers in Spanish-language literature.
“Heir to the literature of the boom, Tomás González adds to it a cosmopolitan outlook and a sense of humor that set him apart. A surprising writer.” —Julio Llamazares
Couples overwhelmed by passion, but who cannot bear to live together. Husbands who flee to blend in with their gardens. Dead people who are not allowed to leave or do not want to leave. Twins in love with the same woman. Deceased women who, by pretending to be dead, end up driving their husbands straight to suicide. A husband and a lover who are cordial to each other out of habit. Drowned, nearly drowned, and marriages buried by a house. A dam that, when it loses water, reveals an ancient buried village, which serves as leitmotif for the entire collection.
The extraordinary range of characters in these stories—haunting and forceful, but also ironic and full of humor—is a good example of the infinite nuances that Tomás González manages to portray when he looks into the abyss of existence, where nature, with its flashes of joy and sorrow, is as convoluted as life itself.
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