Autorretrato de familia con perro

The Urquidi twins were born seven minutes apart, and that small gap decided everything: Alberto Jr. counted as the elder, and their mother Malú, capricious and larger than life, openly preferred him as cleverer, steadier and more grown-up, the person she had hoped to be. Adán, the second twin, has carried the slight all his life, but is his grievance the whole truth? The novel lets the people around Malú speak in turn: a best friend, a servant, the man who kept her books, her cosmetic surgeon, a daughter-in-law, neighbours, and Canuto, the dog who reigns over the household. Between them a question keeps returning: after a lifetime of quarrels, which son was nearer to her?

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

242 pages in the original

Genres

Family (assigned by AI)

First published

2014 by Tusquets Editores

Author's age

61 when first published

ISBN

9786074216219 (original)