Jugando con taumaturgos: Los secretos de la loma

Synopsis of Jugando con taumaturgos: Los secretos de la loma

«Jugando con taumaturgos: Los secretos de la loma» is the magical realism novel by Edwin Antonio Gaona Salinas (Ojos Verdes Ediciones, paperback, 250 pages).

In a town in Ecuador, a thaumaturge arrives laden with dreams and offers a potion in verse to revitalise the coffee plantations. The story intertwines him with children able to read minds, who live a peasant legend between magic and reality. Ambition, inventions and social interests converge as fantasy emerges in the everyday.

First edition published on 5 May 2017 in Spanish; the book falls within contemporary literature and fiction.

Recommended for those seeking an Ecuadorian novel where myths and legends remain present in daily life.