Madrid, 1986. Life is not easy for a terrorist. The protagonist of this book has a task: to go to the bar every morning to see if someone has stuck a piece of chewing gum under a table. It would mean that he must prepare the attack that will start the Revolution. But the gum never seems to arrive, and that of the subversive is a very poorly paid job.
Then the turning point comes, not the one he was hoping for: he wins the lottery. But collecting the prize is complicated, if you are a terrorist without an identity card. And fate has an even more unexpected surprise for him.
Santiago Lorenzo has written another moving portrait of a man on the margins: tragicomedy, survival manual, parable on the tyranny of money and the search for identity.
Details
Translation by Bruno Arpaia
Year of publication: February 2022
Number of pages: 215 pages
Format: 14 x 21 cm
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9788831321174
Author
Santiago Lorenzo (Portugalete, 1964) lives in a small town in the province of Segovia. There, like the best characters in his novels, he lives far from society and dedicates himself to activities such as gathering firewood, tending the garden, preparing coffee and churros, building models and, above all, writing. After studying image and has directed or produced numerous short films.
