By one of Colombia’s most renowned novelists and reminiscent of Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, R?o Muerto by Ricardo Silva Romero tackles the topic of paramilitarism and violence in Colombia when a father of two sons is killed a few steps from his home.
On the outskirts of Bel?n del Cham?, a town that has yet to appear on any map of Colombia, the mute Salom?n Palacios is murdered a few steps away from his home. His widow, the courageous and foul-mouthed Hip?lita Arenas, completely loses her sanity and confronts the paramilitaries and local politicians, challenging them to also kill her and her two fatherless sons. Yet as Hip?lita faces her husband’s murderers on her desperate journey, she finds an unexpected calling to stay alive. This poetic and hypnotizing novel, told from the perspective of Salom?n’s ghost, denounces the brutal killings of innocent citizens and at the same time celebrates the invisible: imagination, memories, hope, and the connection to afterlife.
Author: Ricardo Silva Romero
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: World Editions
Published: 02/18/2025
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781642861457
Language: English
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