First published 2005
A remorseless terrorist sits with his memories, tracing the path that led him to violence. Around him, massive movements of people reshape the globe as wars rage and economies collapse. An aspiring immigrant weighs the cost of leaving everything behind forever. A journalist abandons his notepad and pen to don the tragic costume of a street clown. These battles unfold on multiple fronts: in jungle warfare, on Lima's streets, within the privacy of a New York apartment. The conflicts are both national and personal, fought by those living on the edges of a world caught between globalization and fragmentation. These characters travel constantly between different worlds yet never find a place to call home. Their stories reveal the cracks that define modern existence, where languages and cultures grow disconnected from their roots, where identity becomes fluid and belonging remains elusive.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, social-issues, political-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Lima, New York
Period: 21st-century
211 pages · Paperback · Rayo
Content warnings: violence