Description

An artist races to finish his forgery of a masterpiece while held captive in surreal, menacing splendor.

Jose Federico Burgos is a failed painter turned forger trapped in surreal, an architectural masterpiece hidden behind high walls, an impish vagabond, and some very resourceful, very intimidating twins-Forgery pays homage to greats like Juan Rulfo and Luis Barragan, traversing late 20th Century Guadalajara with the exuberance and eccentricity of an 18th Century picaresque.

Publisher Review

"Ave Barrera eases us into this microcosmos as strange and shocking as it is true, constructing powerful atmospheres imbued with very varied sensations, ranging from dreamlike hallucinations to terror, horror and beauty." -El Pais "We must pay serious attention to the work of Ave Barrera."" -Cristina Rivera Garza, author of NO ONE WILL SEE ME CRY "The plot flows in an intelligent and audacious way: It surprises by the simplicity and malice in which complex technical aspects are solved."" -Geney Beltran Felix "A fun and entertaining story of a great literary quality." -Milenio "Delightfully written, full of revelations ... Such a literary discovery." -Radio 3 (RTVE)