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Soy la daga y soy la herida / I Am the Dagger and I Am the Wound

Soy la daga y soy la herida / I Am the Dagger and I Am the Wound


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¿Quién mata al verdugo? Esa es la pregunta vertiginosa. Abismo es un dios cruel, de cuyo capricho dependen la vida o la muerte, y Misericordia Dagger, verdugo metódico e inflexible, trabaja incondicionalmente bajo sus órdenes. Pero su obediencia se ve puesta a prueba cuando se enamora de la nieta de su próxima víctima. Esta novela es una extraordinaria parodia de los fieros tiempos actuales, marcados por el delirio de gobernantes autoritarios, irracionales y criminales. Tragicomedia universal, teatraliza cíclicas épocas de terror que anuncian el caos definitivo, o tal vez presagian un mundo nuevo. El protagonista, cortacabezas con visos deliciosamente humanos, cuenta sus propias vicisitudes, utilizando un ágil tono de novela gráfica e inaugurando un género literario radical, el brutal noir, entre lo histórico y lo mitológico, lo real y lo alucinado. Personaje inolvidable, Misericordia Dagger se debate con un aprendiz adolescente, el impredecible e hiperviolento Príncipe Sangre, a quien quiere legarle su conocimiento del oficio y su amada daga, afilada como el hambre e insospechada como una mujer. Además, lleva tatuada con fuego en la espalda la imagen mítica del enigmático Acéfalo. "No convoques a Acéfalo, solo vendrá cuando él quiera. Aparecerá y creeremos". ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Who kills the executioner? That’s the dizzying question at the heart of this novel. Abismo is a cruel god, ruling over life and death with merciless whim. Under his command works Misericordia Dagger—a methodical, unyielding executioner who has never questioned his duty. Until now. His loyalty is shaken when he falls in love with the granddaughter of his next target. This novel is a striking parody of our turbulent times, reflecting the madness of authoritarian, irrational, and criminal rulers. A tragicomedy of universal resonance, it stages a theater of recurring eras of terror—signs, perhaps, of ultimate chaos or the birth of a new world. Our protagonist, a headsman with disarmingly human traits, narrates his own ordeals in a voice that channels the energy of a graphic novel. The result: a bold, genre-defying tale that inaugurates a new literary form—brutal noir—blending history and myth, reality and delirium. Misericordia Dagger is an unforgettable figure, locked in a deadly dance with his adolescent apprentice, the volatile and hyperviolent Prince Blood. He wishes to pass on his deadly craft—and his beloved blade, as sharp as hunger and as unpredictable as a woman. Branded into his back is the legendary image of the enigmatic Acephale. “Do not summon Acephale. He will come only when he wishes. He will appear, and we shall believe.”

About the Author :
Laura Restrepo (Bogotá, 1950) en 1986 publicó su primer libro, Historia de un entusiasmo (Aguilar, 2005), al que le siguieron La Isla de la Pasión, Leopardo al sol, Dulce compañía, La novia oscura, La multitud errante, Olor a rosas invisibles y Delirio (Premio Alfaguara 2004). Sus novelas han sido traducidas a más de veinte idiomas y han merecido varias distinciones, entre las que se cuentan el Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz de novela escrita por mujeres; el Premio Alfaguara de Novela 2004; el Prix France Culture, premio de la crítica francesa a la mejor novela extranjera publicada en Francia en 1998; el Premio Arzobispo Juan de Sanclemente 2003, y el premio Grinzane Cavour 2006 a la mejor novela extranjera publicada en Italia. En la actualidad escribe para el diario El País de España y es profesora de la Universidad de Cornell en Estados Unidos.

Review :
Sobre la autora y su obra se ha dicho: "La narrativa de Restrepo tiene una distinción estética digna de sus grandes predecesores, Gabriel García Márquez y José Saramago". Harold Bloom "Su fascinación por la cultura popular y su humor impecable [...] ahorran a sus novelas cualquier tentación hacia el patetismo o melodrama e infunden placeres de lectura inconfundibles". Gabriel García Márquez "Restrepo escoge sus palabras como una poeta, con un cuidado infinito". The Philadelphia Inquirer "Una escritora que ilumina el mundo". The Washington Post Book World "Laura Restrepo es una escritora para guardar como un tesoro". Alastair Reid "Su poderosa escritura nos hace regresar a esa gran literatura apasionada y obsesionada con la historia que es (o era) la ficción latinoamericana". The New York Times Book Review "Laura Restrepo ha creado una visión tan fuerte como el diamante que, en última instancia, proporciona un sutil, inteligente y audaz sentido de la vida". The San Diego Union Tribune


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9786287778245
  • Publisher: Alfaguara
  • Publisher Imprint: Alfaguara
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 286 gr
  • ISBN-10: 6287778245
  • Publisher Date: 21 Oct 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: Spanish
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Width: 151 mm


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