La ciudad de la furia

This story takes place in hot, humid and dark streets, conducive to criminals and hitmen, both private and paid by the State. The city sleeps uneasily, it breathes like a dangerous beast that should not be awakened. There is a climate of concentrated rancor, of revenge desires, a dance of evil spirits that hide in the shadows. Stealthy silhouettes spying from their hiding places with phosphorescent eyes. Beings willing to kill for a jacket or a watch, for any minimal loot that reduces constant hunger. There is hatred in every beat of these soulless streets. The unbearable pressure of silent signals announcing a bloody revolt that can and will break out at any moment is felt. This novel takes place in Buenos Aires, but could take place in any western city in the near future: the effects of the pandemic and the economic recession have thrown millions of people into poverty, power and money are increasingly concentrated in fewer hands, governments opt for repression... A sharp and accurate writing for a novel that deals with situations that should not occur. With the well-known narrative expertise that characterizes his work, Ernesto Mallo delivers a vibrant dystopia in which no one is innocent and nothing is what it seems.