Stranger to the Moon

A fantastical novel about power and subservience by the great Evelio Rosero, winner of Colombia’s National Literature Prize

The renowned Colombian writer Evelio Rosero has never been one to shy away from the darker aspects of his nation’s history and society. His magnificent novel Stranger to the Moon portrays a world that seems to exist outside time and place but taps into the dark myths and collective subconscious of his country, with its harrowing inequality and violence. A parable of poi...