by Luis Sepúlveda · Guanda · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788877469854
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«Diario di un killer sentimentale» is a short crime novel by Luis Sepúlveda, published by Guanda in paperback (80 pages, in Italian).
A sentimental hitman accepts an awkward job during a sweltering summer in Madrid: to kill a Mexican with an idealistic look. Abandoned by his girlfriend and wary of the work, he wonders who wants his death and why two DEA agents are watching his room. Each answer brings him closer to greater danger.
Italian translation by Ilide Carmignani, published in the Prosa contemporanea collection. The work originally appeared in Spanish as «Diario de un killer sentimental».
An option for readers of short crime fiction who appreciate irony and characters with moral dilemmas, and for fans of Luis Sepúlveda.
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Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the 1970s. Sepúlveda authored numerous poetry books and short stories; in addition to Spanish, his mother tongue, he also spoke English, the language in which he wrote his first novel, El viejo que leía novelas de amor.
