Conexiones

Synopsis of Conexiones

In 'Conexiones', Elizabeth Stewart intertwines the lives of three young people from different parts of the world, whose stories are more connected than they imagine. Fiona, a Canadian girl, makes a mistake by sending a compromising photo to her boyfriend. Laiping, a Chinese teenager, works assembling cell phones. Sylvie, in the Congo, is a victim of the violence generated by the extraction of coltan, an essential mineral for the manufacture of these devices. The novel explores themes such as globalization, technology, labor exploitation, and the consequences of our actions in an interconnected world.