Niño parabólico

Some books have a plot that can be summed up in three or four clear, communicable sentences; others, however, because they attempt to engage directly with life, are imponderable. That's why they can wander off on tangents, as this Parabolic Child does, and start talking about a 3D-printed tomato, Goya's tomb, Madrid sunsets in the Parque del Oeste, the virtues of Pandorino versus Bollycao, the search for authentic brandy, or Vicente Aleixandre's dog, when in reality they're talking to us about love, the concept of time, the value of what is freely given, life in the big city, specifically Madrid, purity, the role of culture in our existence, the reasons for writing, or the relationships we establish with material possessions.