A mature woman searches her own memories looking for signs of her own personality. She accepts the gains and losses that come with the passage of time. She knows how to distinguish what can be asked of life and what cannot.
This is a novel as funny as an after-dinner chat with friends, but as aggressive as a gut punch. Part of this contradiction can be found within its protagonist, Basilio, nicknamed the Hippopotamus by his enemies.
Lily Meyer is a writer, translator, and critic. Her translations include Claudia Ulloa Donoso’s story collections Little Bird and Ice for Martians. Her ...
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