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Ricardo Silva Romero

    This author delves into the intricacies of human existence through insightful writing that often focuses on themes of memory, identity, and social critique. His stylistic approach is marked by a careful attention to detail and evocative language that draws readers into thoughtfully crafted worlds. He engages with profound questions about the human condition, offering thought-provoking observations and encouraging reflection on our own lives. His work stands out for its literary prowess and ability to resonate with readers on both an intellectual and emotional level.

    Sobre la tela de una araña
    Río Muerto
    • Río Muerto

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      On the outskirts of Belén del Chamí, a town that has yet to appear on any map of Colombia, the mute Salomón Palacios is murdered a few steps away from his home. His widow, the courageous and foul-mouthed Hipólita Arenas, completely loses her sanity and confronts the paramilitaries and local politicians, challenging them to also kill her and her two fatherless sons. Yet as Hipólita faces her husband's murderers on her desperate journey, she finds an unexpected calling to stay alive. This poetic and hypnotizing novel, told from the perspective of Salomón's ghost, denounces the brutal killings of innocent citizens and at the same time celebrates the invisible: imagination, memories, hope, and the connection to afterlife.

      Río Muerto
      4.3
    • En el discurso de apertura de un congreso el profesor Odrick Ravi anuncia su suicidio. A partir de ese momento, la vida de una serie de personajes a punto de explotar entrará en una crisis ridícula y casi inexpresable: un alcohólico conducirá una ambulancia, un editor descubrirá un mensaje de Dios en su contestador automático, Hitchcock será testigo de un asesinato, un estudiante se quedará atrapado en un ascensor, un ejecutivo sufrirá un ataque de risa en la junta de negocios de su vida, un cínico será testigo del nacimiento accidentado de su hijo, un cura inventará una homilía en contra del muerto, una mujer joven tendrá el peor cumpleaños de su vida, una clase de literatura revelará un secreto horroroso, un anciano confesará a sus hijos la verdadera historia detrás de la muerte de su gato, un escritor desempleado resistirá el peor de los insomnios y un personaje le declarará su amor a alguien en una página de internet.

      Sobre la tela de una araña
      4.0