by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420439372
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«Simpatía» is the novel by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, published by Alfaguara in paperback (240 pages, in Spanish).
Ulises Kan, an orphan and film buff, suffers the abandonment of his wife Paulina and the death of his father-in-law, General Ayala. By testament, he must turn the family home into a shelter for abandoned dogs to inherit the apartment. The return of Nadine and family intrigues complete the plot about affection, social ruin and human bonds.
It belongs to Alfaguara's Hispánica collection. Published in May 2021. Selected for the longlist of the International Booker Prize 2024.
For readers of literary fiction interested in contemporary Hispanic American narrative and stories about family and present-day Venezuela.
