Los inspectores de linóleos viejos
Angélica Liddell

POETRY | 2021 | 288 pages

The most satirical, spicy, funny, and biting Angélica Liddell in her fight against bureaucrats, "those cabbages boiled in unsalted water:" the inspectors of old linoleum.

An ode to the irresponsible artist, the maker of the useless, who performs autopsies in front of everyone. An ode to those who see life in impetuousness.

An inspector of old linoleum, "hitman of the useful," would define himself as such, with a dictionary in hand:

Inspector: adj. One who recognizes and examines something.

of: prep. Denotes possession or belonging. My father's house. Job's patience.

Linoleum: n. A strong, waterproof fabric made of jute weaving covered with a tightly compressed layer of powdered cork mixed with well-oxidized linseed oil.

Old: adj. Faded, worn from use.

Through satire, Angélica Liddell unmasks a type of person she calls the "old linoleum inspector," whose habitat is often cultural institutions (though not exclusively). Against the backdrop of the brilliant works of authors such as Charles Dickens, Franz Kafka, Mircea Cărtărescu, and Simone Weil, among others, Liddell contrasts pettiness with immeasurable aesthetics, dissecting this individual who humiliates and belittles poetry and beauty.

Based on true events.

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