Criaturas virales

In a dystopian Lima ruled by a progressive regime, ruin seems to be the only possible future. The inhabitants of the Villa Diodati building, the epicenter from which all the stories in this novel emerge, are caught between the escalating violence in the city and the abyss of their own lives. Like a mosaic of misfortunes, each window of the Diodati offers a glimpse into a mournful and broken reality, hurtling relentlessly toward devastation. A family petrified by the ravages of a rare disease, a trans woman who uses her psychic powers to conjure a supernatural force, a child who becomes a criminal to ignite a revolution. Who survives when misery is the norm? Through eight enigmatically intertwined stories, Dany Salvatierra manages to compose an unconventional novel, where science fiction and futurism are not mere explorations of possible worlds, but the harsh realization of a disturbing truth: these creatures writhing in misery are us.