Descripción
Chilco, a novel of love, rebellion and friendship.
A couple survives in the center of the Capital city, without feeling it as a
home. Marina, the narrator, is the granddaughter of a Peruvian migrant and works in the archive of the Museum of Natural and Social History, while Pascale carries the tradition of her Lafkenche family from the island of Chilco, in the south of the country, subsisting thanks to carpentry work. Her best friend, Leila, had to leave Haiti to try her luck in this country, which is moving steadily towards its destruction. The collapse of a building on Gran Avenida, the sinkholes that begin to appear without a cause and a social movement that insists on demolishing everything are the signs of a decline that seems irreversible, while the couple and their friend organize and fight for a more dignified existence.
It is at that moment that Marina and Pascale decide to migrate to Chilco, where the
promise of a fuller life seems to be possible, far from the exploitation and colonial violence of the Capital. Chilco is, then, the symbol of a space in which the cultures of this continent can express themselves.
Daniela Catrileo, a writer and philosopher who has received numerous awards for her books Río herido, Guerra florida and Piñén, delivers a painful and beautiful novel, of a baroque style as unusual as it is necessary in Chile. A sum of cultures, colors and voices that masterfully represents the complexities of our current reality. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
"The landscape you are will always be the landscape you carry.
Chilco, a novel of love, rebellion and friendship. A couple survives in the center of the Capital city, without feeling like a
home. Marina, the narrator, is the granddaughter of a Peruvian migrant and works in the archive of the Museum of Natural and Social History, while Pascale carries the tradition of her Lafkenche family from the island of Chilco, in the south of the country, subsisting thanks to work carpentry. Her best friend, Leila, had to leave Haiti to try her luck in this country, which is moving steadily towards its destruction. The fall of a building on Gran Avenida, the sinkholes that begin to appear without a cause and a social movement that is determined to demolish everything are the signs of a decline that seems irreversible, while the couple and their friend organize and fight for a more dignified existence. It was at that moment that Marina and Pascale decided to migrate to Chilco, where the
The promise of a fuller life seems to be possible, far from the exploitation and colonial violence of the Capital. Chilco is, then, the symbol of a space in which the cultures of this continent can express themselves. Daniela Catrileo, a writer and philosopher who has received numerous awards for her books Río herido, Guerra florida and Piñén, gives us a painful and beautiful novel, of a baroque style that is as unusual as it is necessary in Chile. A sum of cultures, colors and voices that masterfully represents the complexities of our current reality.
Author: Daniela Catrileo
Publisher: Planeta Publishing
Published: 10/29/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9786073908375
ISBN10: 6073908377
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Psychological
- Fiction | Sea Stories
- Fiction | City Life