"Morábito has a remarkable gift for capturing those moments where we're pushed outside of ourselves, beyond our comfortable routines and social scripts, suddenly in a different story than the one we thought we were living–those little lies and encounters between strangers that haunt someone for a lifetime. The results are just as often subtly, simply poignant as they are shocking and mordantly funny. A master storyteller at work." –Kim Fu, author of
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century Praise for
Home Reading Service "A satisfying fable, at once satiric and soulful, of a literary awakening in Mexico...this idiosyncratic performance will keep its audience rapt." –
Publishers Weekly "First, the tempting promise of an almost existential discovery, then bewilderment, subtle humor, and then everything in this story that seemed small and simple strikes back with extraordinary resonance. What a pleasure it always is to read Morábito." –Samanta Schweblin, author of
Fever Dream and
Mouthful of Birds "A wonderful addition to the literature of the picaresque, this vivid, original novel depicts the transformative power of literature within a society wrestling with its own social and political mutations." –Chloe Aridjis, author of
Sea Monsters
