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by Jorge Volpi Escalante · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · 496 pages
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¿Quién es Aníbal Quevedo? ¿Un loco, un caballero andante de la revolución o uno de los intelectuales comprometidos más importantes de la segunda mitad del siglo XX? En esta novela, Jorge Volpi nos presenta una mezcla de novela política y de aventuras, de crítica del mundo intelectual y de farsa estructuralista. El fin de la locura es ante todo una cruel metáfora sobre el destino de la izquierda, el apasionante relato del derrumbe de la utopía revolucionaria. El periplo de Aníbal Quevedo, psicoanalista mexicano, se inicia en el París de mayo de 1968 y se prolonga a lo largo de más de veinte años hasta su regreso al México de Carlos Salinas de Gortari y el triunfo del neoliberalismo, donde conocerá a Rafael Guillén mucho antes de que éste asuma la personalidad del subcomandante Marcos, padecerá la seducción del poder y se verá arrastrado en un escándalo que pondrá fin a su locura.
Jorge Volpi is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as In Search of Klingsor . Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s with his first publications and participation in the pronouncement of the "Crack Manifesto" with several other young writers to protest the state of Mexican literature and promote their own work. Volpi's novels are distinct from magical realism and other trends of Latin American literature as they focus on the actions of characters and research into academic topics, especially history and science, and do not always focus on Latin American characters and settings. His work has been translated into twenty five languages and recognized with awards such as Biblioteca Breva Award and the Debate-Casa de América as well as a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation. In addition to his writing he has worked as a cultural attaché, the director of Canal 22 in the State of Mexico and is currently the director of the Festival Internacional Cervantino.
