August 6, 2024

El gran farsante by Luis Carlos Azuaje

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El gran farsante [The great pretender] brings a case from the outrageous national reality of Venezuela to the world of fiction. In April 2013, Yendrick Sánchez, a young man with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, ran up to the podium of the National Assembly while Nicolás Maduro gave his address upon taking office as president. His only crime was to interrupt the ceremony, standing in front of the microphone and saying, “Nicolás, my name is Yendrick, help me, please. By Gustavo Valle. Full text -> Latin American Literature Today

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