Tears of the Trufflepig by Fernando A. Flores

July 19, 2023 6:29 PM

A parallel universe. South Texas. A third border wall might be erected between the United States and Mexico, narcotics are legal and there’s a new contraband on the market: filtered animals―species of animals brought back from extinction to amuse the very wealthy. Esteban Bellacosa has lived in the border town of MacArthur long enough to know to keep quiet and avoid the dangerous syndicates who make their money through trafficking. But his simple life gets complicated after a swashbuckling journalist invites him to an underground dinner at which filtered animals are served. Bellacosa soon finds himself in the middle of an increasingly perilous and surreal journey, in the course of which he encounters legends of the long-disappeared Aranaña Indian tribe and their object of worship: the mysterious Trufflepig, said to possess strange powers.
posted by Literaryhero (3 comments total)

Yet another book I found in that lesser known writers AskMe question.

This one turns out to be exactly the type of novel that I like. I can't really explain why, but I find the whole story to be engrossing, and I love books that embrace American mysticism or esotericism.
posted by Literaryhero at 6:33 PM on July 19, 2023

Oh, and one other thing I liked was there is no romance or sex in the book. It is pleasant to read a book about a middle aged man that doesn't involve him inexplicably sleeping with women in their twenties.
posted by Literaryhero at 5:12 AM on July 20, 2023

I had this on my to-read list. I'll give it a go now thanks to this post!
posted by vacapinta at 6:41 AM on July 24, 2023 [1 favorite]