Jorge Ibargüengoitia

You are looking at the only short story collection written by Jorge Ibargüengoitia—although more than stories, these are autobiographical episodes in which he himself, the protagonist of every tale, comes across as both endearing and petty. With his sharp eye and ironic pen, Ibargüengoitia dismantles the false appearances of Mexican high society, intellectual circles, and political and religious ideologies, exposing their hypocrisy and contradictions. Get ready to laugh, feel uncomfortable, and, above all, to recognize that Ibargüengoitia’s critiques remain as relevant today as ever.

“They’re labeled as short stories, but they could just as well be chronicles of the author’s own daily life. At times intimate, at others ridiculous—but always cathartic.” El País