![]() ![]() He got divorced some years before and his only child has died. Marcos Tejo, whose perspective is related by the narrator of the book, is a sad and tired man. But there are differences between them: the ones that are eaten cannot talk, because their vocal cords have been cut. If they cannot talk, they are considered not to be human. ![]() Animals don’t exist and the humans are divided into two groups: the ones that are eaten and the ones that kill and eat them. Pets have also disappeared in this dystopian world, located in the near future. ![]() After a big virus renders other animals inedible, humans need to find a solution to feed themselves, and eating other humans, a strange and special method of cannibalism, is the one they choose. The dead bodies are not from animals they are from humans. Marcos Tejo, the main character, runs a meat processing plant, but it is not a common one. Tender is the Flesh, written by Argentinian author Agustina Bazterrica (original title Cadáver exquisito), is not a pretty book: it’s a hard one to read. ![]()
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