La insolación / The Insolation
Novel , 1963
Destino
Pages: 200
A novel that dives deep into the sea of adolescence, by the author of Nada.
La insolación is a story of friendship and fascination. Over the summers of his fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth years, Martín Soto must confront his own burgeoning sensitivity, amidst the intense heat of adolescence. In communion with nature, under the blinding sunlight and the hazy white heat, the boundaries of reality blur and waver. His encounters with the unique characters in the story—especially the eccentric Corsi family, free-spirited and unlike the conservative society around them—bring unexpected emotions and adventures into his life. Naively, Martín doesn’t realize that an explosive situation is unfolding around him. His awakening will be painful. He is no longer a child. As he faces solitude, a new horizon opens.