Adiós, pequeño

"My mother would have been happier if I hadn't been born". Thus begins the harrowing testimony of a writer faced with the harshest of his narratives, that of his own life. Assaulted by memories of him as he cares for his sick mother, the past presents itself with voids that he fails to fill. Through silences and a great talent for observation, the author lays bare his intimacy and gives us, with beauty and mastery, the portrait of a country and a time from his own family universe. He is accompanied as a confidant by his old pet, a loyal and charming dog. Discovering why we choose to love those we don't love requires ruthless sincerity, and that is what is not lacking in this beautiful farewell story. Goodbye, little one is the exciting reconstruction of a childhood in which everyone, grandparents, parents and children, have been too silent. When the past returns loaded with silences.