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Crónica de la lumbre / Chronicle of the Fire
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Who lives the other half of our lives?” Narsia, a 58-year-old theater professor, answers her youngest son's call with her ex-husband. It is February 2000. The young man confesses to his parents that a week earlier he murdered his girlfriend. He hasn't called them here, however, hoping for help, but so they can witness him jumping from the tenth floor. With a broken heart, Narsia resumes her life in her hometown in Sinaloa. Nine years later, she meets Arsenio, a journalist who has lost his way. The mother of his daughter, with whom he had a hostile relationship after their separation, was killed in a shooting, and since then he has been grappling with his own fatherhood and the constant search for new love. Despite their differences, a true friendship soon blossoms between Narsia and Arsenio: the theater teacher's singular wisdom becomes an unexpected beacon for Arsenio. But Narsia suffers from a serious heart condition. Although it is treatable with surgery, she does not want to spend another anniversary of her son's death on this earth. The lives of the characters intersect here—brushing against each other or becoming fatally entangled—in a monumental and meticulously crafted narrative structure. Geney Beltrán reflects lucidly on the intimacy of violence and the familial wounds that shape us, on the arduous love for one's children and the impossibility of other loves. These pages are a chronicle of the fire that consumes everything. And also of that other fire that illuminates. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION \"Who lives the other half of our life?\" Narsia, a 58-year-old theater teacher, and her ex-husband responds to a call from their youngest son in February 2000. The young man confesses to his parents that he murdered his girlfriend a week ago. However, he has not summoned them for help but to witness his jump from the tenth floor. With a fractured soul, Narsia returns to her hometown in Sinaloa. Nine years later, she meets Arsenio, a lost journalist. The mother of Arsenio's daughter, with whom he had a hostile relationship after their separation, was murdered in a shooting. Since then, he has been struggling with fatherhood and searching for replacements for love. Despite their differences, a true friendship quickly develops between Narsia and Arsenio. The unique wisdom of the theater teacher becomes an unexpected beacon for Arsenio. However, Narsia suffers from a severe heart condition. Although treatable through surgery, she does not want to mark another anniversary of her son's death on this earth. The lives of the characters intersect--brushing against or fatally intertwining--in a monumental and meticulous narrative tree. Geney Beltrán reflects lucidly on the intimacy of violence and the family wounds that shape us, the arduous love for children, and the impossibility of other loves. These pages are a chronicle of the fire that consumes everything and the fire that illuminates
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