The Head
By Pedro Cabiya
2008
First Published
3.87
Average Rating
102
Number of Pages
Racked with guilt over a car accident that has left his wife Gloria horribly disfigured, Daniel is confronted at all moments by the call of the flesh and his duty as a husband. Enter Ezekiel, his insane brother, who has designed a machine that solves the mind-body dilemma with gruesome simplicity. A science fiction tale of rare intensity and biblical undertones, and a erotic novel all rolled into one. At times funny, sexy, disturbing and eye-opening. This is Cabiya at his very best. Published in English for the first time in a wonderful translation by Daniela Paiewonsky. “Cabiya weaves, via a formidable fusion of the erotic novel and the science fiction tale, a plot (as sordid as it is irresistible) around sexual desire and its alibis in this ciber-melancholic era of the virtual body. Casual, unfazed, armed with the exquisite cruelty that characterizes his supple and meticulous prose, this short novel proves once more that we are dealing with one of the most original and capable storytellers of the Caribbean.” Rubén Ríos Ávila
Avg Rating
3.87
Number of Ratings
185
5 STARS
32%
4 STARS
37%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
4%
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Author
Pedro Cabiya
Author · 6 books
Escritor, poeta y guionista. Nace el 2 de noviembre de 1971. Irrumpe en el mundo literario con el libro de cuentos Historias tremendas (Isla Negra 1999), galardonado Mejor Libro del Año por Pen Club International. En años subsiguientes publica Historias atroces (Isla Negra 2003), y las novelas Trance (Norma 2007), La cabeza (Isla Negra 2005)y Malas hierbas (Zemí Book, 2011); todas han adquirido status de culto. Ha participado en numerosas antologías internacionales. Se ha destacado también por su cultivo de la novela gráfica con títulos duros como Ánima Sola, Juanita Morel, Obelenkó y Justin Time.
