PublishedFaber & Faber, November 2020 |
ISBN9781782276203 |
FormatSoftcover, 224 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 12.9cm |
It all happened so quickly. First, animals became infected with the virus and their meat became poisonous. Then governments initiated the Transition. Now, 'special meat' - human meat - is legal.
Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - only no one calls them that. He works with numbers, consignments, processing. One day, he's given a gift to seal a deal: a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her in his barn, tied up, a problem to be disposed of later.
But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body, and watchful gaze, seem to understand. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved.
Bazterrica takes us beyond the point of no return, in a society that has abandoned meat and made cannibalism legal. At times I felt saddened, other times sick to my stomach and all the while on the edge of my seat, devouring this horrifically beautiful novel.
