by Horacio Castellanos Moya · Random House · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439739319
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In 'Desmoronamiento', Horacio Castellanos Moya presents an incisive story about the unstable political relationship between Honduras and El Salvador, seen through the disintegration of a family. Doña Lena, wife of a prominent Honduran lawyer and politician, harbors feelings of hatred and resentment that threaten to consume everything. Her strong temperament cannot prevent her daughter, Teti, from marrying Clemente, a divorced Salvadoran with communist ideas. This marriage fractures family ties, forcing Teti, Clemente, and their son to exile themselves in El Salvador. In 1969, the war between Honduras and El Salvador tests Doña Lena's relationship with her daughter, who refuses to return to her country even after the tragic death of her husband. The novel explores the volatile nature of this Honduran family, narrated with an acidic and immersive style that plunges the reader into a whirlwind of mixed emotions.
Horacio Castellanos Moya is a novelist, short story writer, and journalist. He was born in Honduras but grew up in El Salvador, and is considered one of the country's most important writers.
