Animales agostados

An unpaved road cuts through the landscape of this story, like a line traversing the scenery, following the course of the river and the mountains. Without telephones or radios, the inhabitants of Arenas del Rojuelo have resigned themselves to living with tedium and hardship. On a sweltering Wednesday in August 1944, the Circo Magnífico makes its appearance, raising a cloud of dust that, when it settles again a few days later, will do so over a very different town. With a blend of styles and perspectives, François Jaran-Duquette crafts a narrative puzzle to delve into the silences of his characters and the most intimate folds of their lives. A novel about youth, love, and the awakening of adulthood, told with the transcendence of the finest literature.