Troteras y danzaderas: Novela

A gaunt, disheveled poet drifts through a mist‑laden Madrid street, his thin frame and ragged clothing marking a life of poverty and stubborn pride. The autumn air is sharp, the sky bare, and every step he takes seems to echo the verses he mutters about death and decay. As he pauses before a modest doorway, the atmosphere thickens with the promise of a confrontation that feels both absurd and inevitable.

Inside, a stout porter brandishes a broom like a weapon, hurling curses at the intruding poet and demanding he turn back. The poet’s fear of illness flares, yet a sudden surge of fierce determination pushes him to strike back, turning the encounter into a chaotic clash of words and fists. This volatile meeting sets the tone for a darkly comic tale of artistic obsession, social marginality, and the strange battles that arise in the shadowed alleys of the city.