Metafísica del aperitivo

A lonely man sits on the terrace of a Parisian bistro in the Montparnasse district. Prey to a slight trance caused by alcohol, he begins to soliloquise in silence. Vivid or bookish memories flow into his interior monologue, caustic observations about the trifles that happen on the terrace, as well as an endless number of sharp poetic-philosophical lucubrations that, full of moments of grace, distill a fine humor in keeping with the beautiful lightness of your company: take the aperitif. Reaching the intimate zenith of the paradoxical lucidity that alcohol provides, our dreamer recreates those profound minutes in which drunkenness creates the illusion of dancing in perfect harmony with the world around us, on the taut rope of wandering. Metaphysics of the aperitif is a small vitalist and erudite treatise that wittily scrutinizes one of the few moments that our fast-paced world still reserves for contemplation and creative leisure. A static novel that, however, surprises us with an unexpected final incident. A therapeutic work to drink in small sips.