Nettel describes the novel as a metaphor for Mexico City—a "monstrous being" with both charming and underground faces.
(2006) is the unsettling debut novel by acclaimed Mexican author Guadalupe Nettel . It is a work of psychological and fantastic fiction that explores themes of duality, marginalization, and the "otherness" within ourselves. El HuГ©sped Guadalupe Nettel epub
Ana wages a lifelong internal battle against this "Siamese twin," trying to maintain her identity while knowing she will eventually be consumed. Nettel describes the novel as a metaphor for
The narrative moves through family tragedies, the sensory-deprived world of the blind, and the dark, subterranean depths of Mexico City's metro system . the sensory-deprived world of the blind
It is celebrated for its precise, surgical prose and its ability to blend the everyday with the uncanny. Digital Availability