A woman known only as G.H., a well-off sculptor in Rio de Janeiro, enters the maid's room of her apartment, expecting a mess, and finds it clean and bare. She sees a cockroach crawling from a wardrobe, slams the door on it, and then, watching it ooze, she has an experience that strips away her identity. The novel is a long, first-person monologue in which she tries to find words for what she saw and what she did, ending in a ritual act.
Readers interested in philosophical fiction, existential thought, and experimental prose will find a dense and rewarding text. It suits those who like to read slowly and who are happy with spiritual and bodily extremes.
Deep, inward-looking, contemplative, open-ended and thought-provoking; a demanding read.
Best for readers like The Wisdom Collector. Which reader are you?
- ISBN
- 9789789871223
- Language
- ES
