Olor a Hormiga / The Smell of Ants

EL ESPERADO DEBUT NOVEL?STICO DE LA POETA J?LIA PER?



A Olvido ya nada le parece m?s evidente que la vejez. Salir a la calle ya no tiene sentido, as? que se limita a esperar a que el tiempo se encapriche de ella mientras pinta en el libro para colorear o discute con el gato. Y mientras espera, intenta recordar. Y recuerda que un d?a apareci? la chica, que vino a cuidar de la casa y de ella, y cuya juventud pareci? la cura de toda la soledad. Sus ojos, sus orejas, su pelo. Y una discusi?n. Ahora la chica ya no est? y Olvido sobrevive sin comida ni compa??a ni apenas recuerdos. Pero no queda mucho para que las hormigas empiecen a escarbar otro hormiguero. Con solamente dos personajes femeninos y cuatro paredes, el esperado debut narrativo de la poeta J?lia Per? pone sobre la mesa una realidad de la que no se suele hablar: la de la gente mayor que est? sola y enfadada con su situaci?n. Una novela inc?moda, tierna y evocadora que fascina y estremece y que act?a como espejo de las inseguridades m?s humanas que nos acechan hoy en d?a. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION THE EAGERLY AWAITED FIRST NOVEL BY POET J?LIA PER?



To Olvido, nothing is more evident than old age. Going out seems pointless, so she waits for time to catch up with her while distracting herself with her coloring books and arguing with the cat. And while she waits, she tries to remember. And she recalls that one day a girl arrived to take care of her and the house, and her youth seemed like the cure to Olvido's loneliness. Her eyes, her ears, her hair. And then an argument. The girl no longer comes and Olvido gets by without meals or company, or even memories. But it won't be long before the ants start making themselves a new nest. With only two characters, both women, and a story set entirely within four walls, poet J?lia Per?'s narrative debut is about a seldom discussed reality: The plight of older adults who live alone and resent their current situations. An uncomfortable, tender and evocative novel that both fascinates and repulses, holding up a mirror to the most basic of human insecurities.