The Uncomfortable Dead
The Uncomfortable Dead by Subcomandante Marcos, published by Akashic Books in September 2006, is a first edition work comprising 268 pages in English. This book presents a surreal noir murder mystery that intertwines two distinct narratives through alternating chapters. The story follows Elias Contreras, a quirky mountain man from Chiapas, as he ventures into Mexico City to track down a grotesque murderer named Morales. Simultaneously, the narrative features Hector Belascoaran Shayne, a philosophical detective known for his Coca-Cola consumption and chain-smoking, who is also on the hunt for his own version of Morales.
Readers will find a unique blend of humor and intrigue as the two storylines converge in the bustling urban landscape of Mexico City. The narrative explores themes of crime, history, and politics, creating an unpredictable atmosphere filled with absurdity and drama. This collaboration between acclaimed writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II and revolutionary figure Subcomandante Marcos offers a distinctive take on the mystery genre, inviting readers to engage with the complexities of its characters and their intertwined fates.
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Fiction. In this highly anticipated surreal noir collaboration between Mexico’s greatest writer and its most feared revolutionary, the consistently excellent Paco Ignacio Taibo II and Zapatista leader Subcomandante Marcos create an uproarious murder mystery with two intersecting story lines in alternating chapters. Marcos’ hero Elias Contreras – an odd but charming mountain man from Chiapas, Mexico – travels to Mexico City in search of an elusive and hideous murderer named Morales. Meanwhile, Taibo’s famous series detective, the philosophical Hector Belascoaran Shayne, guzzles Coca-Cola and smokes cigarettes furiously through the search for his own “Morales.” The two stories collide absurdly and dramatically in the urban sprawl of Mexico City in an unpredictable dance of death with forces at once criminal, historical, and political.
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