The affections
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- 27 Jul 2022
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Los afectos deals with the gradual disintegration of the Ertl, a peculiar family of adventurers who, after Germany's defeat in World War II, decided to go into exile in Bolivia. It is in these strange lands where the head of the family, Hans Ertl, intends to achieve the great dream of Paititi, the lost city of the Incas that is hidden somewhere inhospitable in the Amazon jungle. Neither his wife nor his three daughters will come out unscathed from the unattainable chimeras and absences of this explorer father. But it will be Monika, the oldest and the most adventurous, the only one who ends up inheriting her nonconformist character to launch herself, over the years and for the sake of her convictions, to a much more reckless goal.
Against the shifting background of the 1950s and 1960s, and in a radicalized Latin America, Rodrigo Hasbún mixes biography, fiction, and historical facts to peek into the bonds and affections of this unusual family. This novel, fast-paced and full of beauty, shows how far and how close you can be to those to whom he is linked by surnames and a few memories. While successive archaeological, ideological and political adventures unfolded outside the family environment, other types of decisive battles were waged in private. Read More...
