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Reviewed on March 1, 2015 | Fiction
Born in 1957 in Honduras to a Honduran mother and a Salvadoran father, Castellanos Moya has written nine novels (e.g., Senselessness) that typically reflect the political instability of Central America. Although the author rejects the label "political writer," Erasmo Aragon, his journalist protagonist here, has fled El Salvador for the relative safety of Mexico and is obsessed with politics. Erasmo's excruciating stomach pain brings ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More