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Home Reading Service Morbito Fabio In this poignant novel that oscillates between modernism and magical realism, a man guilty of a minor offense finds purpose unexpectedly by way of his…
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In this poignant novel that oscillates between modernism and magical realism, a man guilty of a minor offense finds purpose unexpectedly by way of his punishment--reading to others.After an accident--or "the misfortune," as his cancer-ridden father's caretaker, Celeste, calls it--Eduardo is sentenced to a year of community service reading to the elderly and disabled. Once a quiet town known for its lush gardens and swimming pools, the "City of Eternal Spring" is now plagued by robberies, kidnappings, and the other myriad forms of violence bred by drug trafficking.At first, Eduardo seems unable to connect. Stripped of his driver's license and feeling impotent as he nears thirty-five, he leads a dull, lonely life, chatting occasionally with the waitresses of a local restaurant or walking the streets of Cuernavaca.
He movingly reads the words of Dostoyevsky,