THE GREAT JOKE OF BABEL BY DANIEL ESCOTO - PRESENTATION

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At an indeterminate point in the Universe, three lonely women meet by chance and tell each other their stories. None of the three thinks that she has participated much in her own biography. However, their stories seem to contain everything from certain centuries: the noble splendors and popular celebrations, the great fairs where silk and pepper were made known to the world, the bloody wars between earthly and divine powers, and so many other wonders. and horrors. It has already been said: no life is ordinary.

And as we have known since the day of the great joke of Babel, to be confused and scattered is our destiny. Daniel Escoto was born in Mexico City in 1983. He has been a scriptwriter and broadcaster in media such as Ibero 90.9 and Radio UNAM. He has a master's degree in Art History from UNAM and a doctorate in Communication from the Universidad Iberoamericana. He is the author of the novel Woman with Infinite Skins (2012) and has collaborated on the anthologies Proporción Áurea (2011) and I kept a bullet for you (2015). He was a fellow of FONCA Young Creators in 2013-2014.