Descripción
MALDONADO , TERESA.//EBL BOOKS//
THIS DARK-HUMORED, SATIRICAL NOVEL, SET IN THE HUMBLE OUTSKIRTS OF MADRID, EXPLORES THE PRESSURES OF MODERN LIFE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ADVERTISING. ANGELINA, FORMERLY MARI PILI TRIES TO ESCAPE FROM A LIFE SHE CONSIDERS VULGAR BY TAKING REFUGE IN A PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HER FAVORITE HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS AND IN THE CONSUMPTION OF LUXURY GOODS WITH WHICH SHE DEVELOPS A FETISHISTIC OBSESSION. GRADUALLY, MARI PILI BECOMES IMMERSED IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND BELIEVES SHE HAS FOUND LOVE. BUT, ULTIMATELY, REAL LIFE ALWAYS BREAKS THROUGH.
