Necropolis (La\otra Orilla Ser.)

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Synopsis: An author visiting Jerusalem is pulled into a stranger&’s mysterious death in this gripping, moving novel by one of Colombia&’s major literary voices. Winner of the La Otra Orilla Literary Award Upon recovering from a prolonged illness, an author is invited to a literary gathering in Jerusalem that turns out to be a most unusual affair. In the conference rooms of a luxury hotel, as war rages outside, he listens to a series of extraordinary life stories: the saga of a chess-playing duo, the tale of an Italian porn star with a socialist agenda, the drama of a Colombian industrialist who has been waging a longstanding battle with local paramilitaries, and many more. But it is José Maturana—evangelical pastor, recovering drug addict, ex-con—with his story of redemption at the hands of a charismatic tattooed messiah from Miami, Florida, who fascinates the author more than any other. Maturana&’s language is potent and vital, and his story captivating. Hours after his stirring presentation to a rapt audience, however, Maturana is found dead in his hotel room. At first it seems likely that he has taken his own life. But there are a few loose ends that don&’t support the suicide hypothesis, and the author is moved by Maturana&’s life story to discover the truth about his death, in a literary mystery from &“one of the most interesting Latin American writers . . . his most ambitious novel yet&” (La Nación). &“A modern Decameron.&” —La Liberté