October 4, 1949 (Ovalle, Chile)—
April 16, 2020 (Oviedo, Spain)
“That was why he had to go away from time to time: as they [the Shuar] explained to him, it was good for him not to be one of them. They wanted to see him, have him with them, but also wanted to feel his absence, the sadness of being unable to talk to him, and the joy in their hearts when they saw him again.”
“Por esa razón debía marcharse cada cierto tiempo, porque--le explicaban--era bueno que no fuera uno de ellos. Deseaban verlo, tenerlo, y también deseaban sentir su ausencia, la tristeza de no poder hablarle, y el vuelco jubiloso en el corazón al verle aparecer de nuevo.”
The Old Man who Read Love Stories /
Un viejo que leía novelas de amor (1989)
