The Extraordinary Sadness of the Snow Leopard— Joca Reiners Terron

In this novel, a police station typist narrates the details of crimes that occurred simultaneously on a fateful night in São Paulo. Those involved include a nurse who has dedicated her life to caring for terminally ill patients, the lonely delivery man of a Korean mini-mart, a taxi driver who trains his dogs for clandestine hunts, and a strange creature hidden under a hood, who does not seem entirely human.

As each story unfolds and intertwines with the others, new characters appear and other conflicts are added to an intrigue that captivates the reader from beginning to its surprising end. Soon, the typist will experience the sensation of being the accidental center of a plot made up of strange diseases, hidden sects, family secrets, and the existence of a being that surpasses understanding and biology.

The Bom Retiro neighborhood, an immigrant area where generations of Jews, Koreans, and Bolivians live in a rough symbiosis; a zoo that offers night tours; a ruined mansion surrounded by an aura of legend; in the background of these settings are the isolated Asian regions where the last snow leopard awaits the extinction of its species, until the song of man offers it a reason to escape death.

No. Pages: 224 / Dimensions: 21 cm (Height) x 13.5 cm (Width)

ISBN: 9786074111835