by Joseph Avski
If you, dear reader, prefer books with fairy-tale endings, you would do well to not read this novel. Even in the English translation these Colombian characters and places will sit very close to you. In bursts of fiction and nonfiction, Heart of Scorpio tells the tragic story of ex-champion boxer, Antonio Cervantes ("Kid Pambelé"), using four distinct voices that represent the personal, family, social, and public aspects of the protagonist's life. When combined these vignettes reveal all the pathos of the human condition, both at the height of brilliant success and in the depths of disastrous failure.
Originally published in Spanish as El corazón del escorpión, this winner of the IX annual National Novel Award from the MedellÃn Chamber of Commerce will leave you in a daze.
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