Majareta

After more than thirty years of service as a school janitor, Leo Almada, nicknamed "the crazy one," is unexpectedly forced into early retirement. This leads him to star in a disturbing episode in which the students of the school are the main victims. Shocked by what happened, everyone in the neighborhood shares what they know about him and offers their opinions on the reasons that led this man to commit what, for some, was madness and, for others, their worst nightmare. "Crazy One" is a dazzling novel composed of the testimonies of those who knew its protagonist. Everyone seems to have something to say about the janitor, his unsettling habits, his unspeakable secrets, and the reasons why he was always considered one of the strangest men in the neighborhood; also one of the kindest, most tender, discreet, and generous. Thus, we witness the formation of a luminous and absurd constellation of stories in which a life made of contradictions, half-truths, necessary lies, and unexpected twists is revealed.