Ruecas de Marfil (Novelas)

A lyrical voice guides us through a tapestry of fragile lives, turning ordinary moments into golden threads of imagination. The narrator, a self‑declared disciple of the unseen fairies that spin our dreams, gathers the whispered sorrows of women—Luisa, Ángeles, Irene, and others—transforming their humble, tormented existences into haunting, beautiful vignettes. Each story is tenderly observed, inviting listeners to feel the melancholy that lingers in every tear and smile, while reminding us that even the smallest droplet holds the whole universe.

The collection opens with a daring passage through the Straits of Magellan, where a modest vessel slips into a pristine, icy fjord at the edge of the Andes. The landscape erupts in stark contrasts—green plains, towering glaciers, and silent peaks—mirroring the narrator’s own solitude and yearning. As the sea and mountains entwine, the journey becomes both an external exploration of a remote wilderness and an intimate pilgrimage through the inner world of a young, reflective heart.