A Simple Fable
CANDAYA, 2024, 192 p. LITERARY UPMARKET, Spanish, Argentine
‘The true novel is always an art of human knowledge. And Néspolo’s novel certainly is’, J. Ernesto Ayala-Dip, Babelia, El País
‘A novel without frills by an author who, slowly but surely, is building a work charged with depth’, Alvaro Colomer, La Vanguardia
Behind the mask of a crime plot, this novel tells the story of a few days in the lives of a group of thirty-something aspiring artists who migrated from various Latin American countries to Barcelona. Now, after years have passed, tamed by the unstoppable train of daily life and the need to make a living, they find themselves at that moment when you realize your dreams are no longer going to come true unless something happens that allows you to reinvent your future. A stash of cocaine that falls into their hands will become that last lottery ticket – an unexpected opportunity that will set them all on a journey to nowhere.
Structured in brief chapters and narrated by the protagonist, Gabriel, the novel delves into universal themes such as the abandonment of youthful dreams and rebirth after failure and tragedy. The orality, the agility of the prose, and the dialogues, which condense a diversity of accents, make the novel a literary journey dominated by humor- sometimes dark, sometimes cynical, sometimes innocent- where echoes of authors such as Arlt, Saer, Piglia, and Di Benedetto, among others, resonate.
A novel that explore the urban precariousness, corruption, and crime that push the protagonist and his friends into a spiral of paranoia, violence, and frustrated dreams.
Original Title
Una fábula sencilla
Territory of representation
World Wide
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