La sombra púrpura del cielo roto emerges as a novel of remarkable depth and narrative ambition, spanning nearly half a century of Puerto Rican history—from the iconic 1972 Mar y Sol Festival to the devastating impact of Hurricane María in 2017. Structured as a constellation of interconnected lives, the novel explores fragmented subjectivities that delve into themes of motherhood, the financial struggles of theater artists, desire, corruption, the multigenerational experience of Alzheimer’s disease, and the complexities of queer gender identities.

Blending baroque philosophy with kitsch and camp aesthetics, the novel defies traditional genre conventions, crafting a narrative rhythm that seamlessly moves between flashbacks and flashforwards with precision.

With echoes of a reimagined picaresque tradition, La sombra púrpura del cielo roto does not merely illuminate—it provokes.

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