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Lo Que Los Monstruos Nos Hicieron / What the Monsters Did to Us
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Es 1901, las calles de la ciudad de Mxico son ocupadas por excntricos espiritistas que buscan respuestas del ms all y por escritores decadentes que protagonizan orgas. En los bajos fondos, lperos y pillos acuden a los burdeles, que huelen a opio, mientras que, a las afueras de la ciudad, los circos de esperpentos, fenmenos y dementes son la gran atraccin. La psiquiatra, tenue faro que alumbra el principio de siglo, es practicada en manicomios y causante de que los cerebros de los criminales naden en frascos de formol. En medio de esta neblina de ansiedades, el doctor Servando de Lizardi, un respetado frenlogo, es el encargado de resolver el brutal asesinato de una mujer y de entrevistar a la nica testigo del crimen: ngela, una nia de apenas siete aos que no puede recordar lo que vio. Lo que los monstruos nos hicieron es un fascinante thriller histrico que recupera el ambiente cultural y cientfico de la poca. Una novela polifnica brillantemente escrita que acenta el misterio detrs de las mentes perturbadas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION It wasn't hard for me to imagine the cries that must have split the air in this space. Their echoes had seeped into the damp walls, trapped within the layers of plaster. I walked toward the center of the room. I could go no farther; I took two steps and fell to my knees, dropping the candelabra, which rolled a few meters away. The floor was wet, but without the light I couldn't tell if it was water or blood. The year is 1901. Mexico City is under the sway of eccentric spiritualists looking for answers from the beyond and decadent writers whose orgies go on until dawn. At the lowest level of society, the brothels reek of opium and are full of lepers and thieves, while the outskirts of the city boast circuses where freaks and lunatics are the main attractions. Doctors in the city's mental asylums are experimenting with the nascent science of psychiatry, storing the brains of criminals in formaldehyde-filled jars. In this unsettling and insalubrious environment, Dr. Servando de Lizardi, a respected phrenologist, is charged with solving a brutal murder and questioning the only witness to the crime: ngela, a seven-year-old girl who can't remember what she saw. What the Monsters Did to Us is a historic thriller that recreates the cultural and scientific environment of early twentieth-century Mexico City, a brilliantly written polyphonic novel that accentuates the mysteries contained within disturbed minds.
Es 1901, las calles de la ciudad de Mxico son ocupadas por excntricos espiritistas que buscan respuestas del ms all y por escritores decadentes que protagonizan orgas. En los bajos fondos, lperos y pillos acuden a los burdeles, que huelen a opio, mientras que, a las afueras de la ciudad, los circos de esperpentos, fenmenos y dementes son la gran atraccin. La psiquiatra, tenue faro que alumbra el principio de siglo, es practicada en manicomios y causante de que los cerebros de los criminales naden en frascos de formol. En medio de esta neblina de ansiedades, el doctor Servando de Lizardi, un respetado frenlogo, es el encargado de resolver el brutal asesinato de una mujer y de entrevistar a la nica testigo del crimen: ngela, una nia de apenas siete aos que no puede recordar lo que vio. Lo que los monstruos nos hicieron es un fascinante thriller histrico que recupera el ambiente cultural y cientfico de la poca. Una novela polifnica brillantemente escrita que acenta el misterio detrs de las mentes perturbadas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION It wasn't hard for me to imagine the cries that must have split the air in this space. Their echoes had seeped into the damp walls, trapped within the layers of plaster. I walked toward the center of the room. I could go no farther; I took two steps and fell to my knees, dropping the candelabra, which rolled a few meters away. The floor was wet, but without the light I couldn't tell if it was water or blood. The year is 1901. Mexico City is under the sway of eccentric spiritualists looking for answers from the beyond and decadent writers whose orgies go on until dawn. At the lowest level of society, the brothels reek of opium and are full of lepers and thieves, while the outskirts of the city boast circuses where freaks and lunatics are the main attractions. Doctors in the city's mental asylums are experimenting with the nascent science of psychiatry, storing the brains of criminals in formaldehyde-filled jars. In this unsettling and insalubrious environment, Dr. Servando de Lizardi, a respected phrenologist, is charged with solving a brutal murder and questioning the only witness to the crime: ngela, a seven-year-old girl who can't remember what she saw. What the Monsters Did to Us is a historic thriller that recreates the cultural and scientific environment of early twentieth-century Mexico City, a brilliantly written polyphonic novel that accentuates the mysteries contained within disturbed minds.
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$19.95