Lealtad Al Fantasma / Allied with the Ghost

Siete cuentos de humor negro relatan ese apocalipsis 璯timo desde el ojo de la tormenta. Con una voz narrativa que va de la empat燰 a la iron燰, de la s嫢ira a la tesitura sentimental del bolero, Enrique Serna cuenta la cruel anagn鏎isis de un yonqui franc廥, el amargo crepculo de un donju嫕 provinciano, la disputa de una pareja mal avenida por el cari隳 de su adorable mascota, la zozobra de un ap鏀tol de la ense鎙nza enamorado de su mejor alumna, la devoci鏮 patol鏬ica de una empleadilla unida en esp甏itu a una diva de Hollywood, las angustias de un ombusdman trastornado por una inyecci鏮 de autoestima er鏒ica y el colapso de una abuela en brama cuando invade su lecho la polarizaci鏮 pol癃ica del pa疄.

La comedia de las pasiones narrada por un encantador de serpientes.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The seriocomic stories gathered in this book have a common denominator: the irruption of an overwhelming desire in the lives of vulnerable men and women who are either reborn or crumble under the weight of the ghosts haunting them. As their ghosts take over, they are transformed, either surrendering to love, or yielding to treachery.

Seven dark humor tales look at different intimate apocalypses. With narrative voices ranging from empathy to irony, from satire to a bolero-like sentimental texture, Enrique Serna describes the cruel self-recognition trip of a French junkie, the bitter twilight of a provincial Don Juan, the struggles of a couple fighting for the affection of their adorable pet, the anxieties of a teacher who falls in love with his best student, the pathological devotion of a simple employee who feels united in spirit with a Hollywood diva, the anguish of an ombudsman who gets an unusual shot of erotic self-esteem, and the emotional crumbling of an old lady when the political polarization of her country makes its way to her bed.

This book is a collection of seriocomical tales, as told by a snake charmer.