A baby, Joseph, comes into the world in place of his brother, who never had the chance to be born. As he grows, he comes to embody absolute Evil.
He relentlessly torments his sister, drives his mother and father toward self-destruction. Veins of unexpected tenderness surface and intertwine with scenes of utter hatred, violence, and cruelty. In the background, like a constant shadow, lies the history of our country — from the ravages of civil war to today’s post-world. Behind the most unthinkable and paradoxical behaviors, Joseph gives voice to the censored plea of our times: Love me.
A blend of pervasive darkness and a trembling, subterranean glow, this story based on true events unsettles the mind. What powers does writing possess to transform the bleak into an invitation to life?
A book that persists in searching for a fissure within the monstrous.
KASTANIOTIS, 2025, 208P
