![]() And although he is an important part of the system, he is questioning it all the time. First of all, it offers a main character that behaves as a real person: he doubts, he feels scared, he shows his weakness. There are many reasons why Agustina Bazterrica’s novel is a must-read. But somebody gives Marcos a woman of excellent quality to eat and after that, everything changes. He also has an ill and old father, who used to be the owner of the meat processing plant before the arrival of the virus. He got divorced some years before and his only child has died. Marcos Tejo, whose perspective is related by the narrator of the book, is a sad and tired man. But there are differences between them: the ones that are eaten cannot talk, because their vocal cords have been cut. If they cannot talk, they are considered not to be human. Animals don’t exist and the humans are divided into two groups: the ones that are eaten and the ones that kill and eat them. ![]() Pets have also disappeared in this dystopian world, located in the near future. ![]() After a big virus renders other animals inedible, humans need to find a solution to feed themselves, and eating other humans, a strange and special method of cannibalism, is the one they choose. The dead bodies are not from animals they are from humans. ![]() Marcos Tejo, the main character, runs a meat processing plant, but it is not a common one. Tender is the Flesh, written by Argentinian author Agustina Bazterrica (original title Cadáver exquisito), is not a pretty book: it’s a hard one to read. ![]()
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