Thea Runedancer

“…the stories already published acquire, over the years, a different value than they had at their genesis: whether for better or for worse.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

“The moon is red, sensing the future, it has dressed up for its gala, or the Devil has decorated it.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“Such was his desire that when he mentioned that El Lazarillo was the work of an anonymous author, all he could imagine was how much he would now wish to become that absolute ANON.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“While it's true that, recently, Ramiro Gutiérrez had shown a tendency toward tearful and painful literature, he had never felt the same way, for example, as the pathetic Werther or the gallant Don Quixote.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“She was such a beautiful, delicate apparition that she was on the verge of reciting a verse by Huidobro or Neruda right there, dedicated, by the way, to the little rose.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“Has he gained weight?" He smiles a pathetic smile, seeing his reflection, sweaty and "almost dead," projected there on the glass of a dismantled display case full of mannequins.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“…the Moon is there, up above, still, shining, hiding every wound that time has marked her body.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“At times, he yearns for the few pockets of darkness that remain on this night so illuminated by that cursed moon, by the despicable stars, by the cursed vehicles, by the hateful city.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“Silence has become omnipresent and seemingly infinite for many miles, even longer than your mind can remember.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“Pedestrians, passersby, civilians, citizens, couples, singles, children of God, move from side to side, miserable in their ignorance.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“As if already destined for the seventh circle, a shudder stops him from heading toward the unknown, toward the beautifully fatal.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“The beauty of art is in our imperfection.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

“Neofascism dresses up in makeup, glamour, and pure spectacle.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

“In the end, it's just everyday life and forgetting, because there's nothing fantastic about people having to die every day.”

José Baroja kniha Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos

“The biggest mistake of the average wage earner is forgetting that no company has or will ever have a human heart.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

“Overcome by that mix of cowardice and curiosity typical of 1980s horror movies, where we all knew the protagonists shouldn’t go that way, he knew he shouldn’t look—but he did.”

José Baroja kniha El hombre del terrón de azúcar y otros cuentos

“Probably, the eccentricities of those who visited the establishment meant nothing to him, especially if they were accompanied by a generous tip.”

José Baroja kniha El hombre del terrón de azúcar y otros cuentos

“That apartment was the only property he truly owned—his own as much as a rental can be.”

José Baroja kniha El hombre del terrón de azúcar y otros cuentos

“Los Prisioneros were always right: for the 'gringos,' Latin America is still just one country south of the United States.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor