Down The Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos
In this darkly humorous and satirical novel, readers are plunged into the surreal world of a young boy named Tochtli, who lives in a luxurious mansion with his drug lord father. Isolated from the outside world, Tochtli's life is filled with bizarre obsessions, including a desire to own a Liberian pygmy hippopotamus. Through his innocent yet disturbingly mature perspective, the narrative explores themes of power, corruption, and the loss of innocence, offering a poignant critique of the societal impacts of the drug trade in Mexico.
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- Published
- 2010
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 70-80
- Original Language
- Spanish
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