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La sirvienta y el luchador / The Maid and the Wrestler
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A gripping novel that intertwines the stories of several characters whose relationships form a bubbling microcosm of humanity amidst unimaginable barbarity. “Each novel by Horacio Castellanos Moya confirms the importance of its author, his narrative art, his incisive way of describing a country.” --Livres Hebdo María Elena has dedicated her entire life to serving in the homes of influential and powerful people in El Salvador. One morning, when she arrives at one of these homes, she finds that no one is there to greet her. Behind what appears to be a kidnapping lies something far more serious, something María Elena can no longer escape, and which will gravely affect her own family. As she embarks on a desperate search, defying the warnings of her daughter Belka, María Elena will turn to El Vikingo, an aging former professional wrestler turned torturer who was once her suitor. All of them, deeply scarred by the consequences of an endless civil war, struggle to find the missing and achieve their own redemption at the epicenter of a nation on the brink of a final battle. Central America's flagship author delivers a gripping novel that intertwines the stories of characters whose relationships form a microcosm brimming with humanity amidst unimaginable barbarism. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A heart-pounding novel that intertwines the stories of several characters as their relationships form a bubbling microcosm of humanity in the midst of the most unimaginable barbarism. María Elena has devoted her entire life to serving in the homes of influential and powerful people in El Salvador. One morning, as she arrives at one of these homes, she finds there is no one there to greet her. Behind what seems like a kidnapping, lies something more serious, something from which María Elena can't hide, and that it will seriously affect her own family. While wrapped up in a desperate search, against the warnings of her daughter Belka, María Elena goes to The Viking for help, a former professional wrestler turned torturer, who was her suitor long ago. All of them, heavily beaten by the consequences of an endless civil war, struggle to discover the whereabouts of the missing people and find their own redemption at the epicenter of a nation at the brink of its last round. Central America's signature author delivers an exiting novel that weaves the stories of characters whose ties form a microcosm ignited with humanity amid unimaginable brutality
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