![]() ![]() The origins of la Orden, ruled by the powerful family of Gaspar’s mother, go hundreds of years back, when the knowledge about the Darkness arrived from the heart of Africa in England and from there extended to Argentina. For them it is of vital importance to have a medium, but the fate of these beings –that are equipped with special abilities– is cruel, because their physical and mental wear is quick and relentless. The mother died in uncertain circumstances, in an accident that perhaps was none.Īs his father, Gaspar is called to be a medium in a secret society, la Orden, that makes contact with the Darkness in search of eternal life through atrocious rituals. ![]() The son is called Gaspar, and the father tries to protect him from the fate that has been assigned to him. These are the years of the military junta, there are controls by armed soldiers and there is tension in the air. Mariana Enríquez, Nuestra parte de noche, 2019, 680 p.Ī father and a son cross Argentina by road, from Buenos Aires to the Iguazú falls, on the northern border with Brazil. ![]()
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