Cercada (Fenced-in)

Lina Meruane

Novel. Cuarto Propio, 2000. 96 pages

Cercada is a short novel about an aspect of Chile´s return to democracy, not touched upon by the literary accounts of that era: the relationships between the children of the military and the children of those persecuted for political reasons. Lucía, the daughter of an officer in charge of torture has remained on the political sidelines until she gets involved with two men whose father was killed for his political ideas. A dramatic triangle unfolds in a tense narrative full of suspense, whose surprising denouement is explained by the phrase that begins the book: “We are all masked hunters.”

“An undeniable talent. Consistency and versatility. An implacable eye”Javier Edwards. El Mercurio.

Published by: Spanish Cuarto Propio.