Memories of the Future

Elena Garro is a Mexican writer. She, like Juan Rulfo, is considered a "forerunner" of magical realism. Garro's novel is published for the first time in Russian.

The town of Ixtapek exists simultaneously in the past, present, and future. It observes... how soldiers appear on its streets and begins its story. A hotel becomes the new center of attraction. In it, the soldiers keep their mistresses - beautiful women, stolen from different corners of the country. The townspeople hate them, especially the beautiful Julia, belonging to the general. They believe she is to blame for the nighttime murders.
Soon, a young man arrives in Ixtapek. The general feels he might lose his mistress, and even more blood spills on the city streets. This horrifies the residents, but not the young woman Isabel. She is obsessed with love for the general, while the general is obsessed with Julia. Who will survive this love polygon?

"Memories of the Future" is the origin of magical realism. The novel stands alongside other works written in the same genre: "Pedro Páramo" by Juan Rulfo, "The Maize People" by Miguel Ángel Asturias, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez, "The Winners" by Julio Cortázar, and others.

The book is published in a softcover with flaps that can be used as bookmarks. You will never lose your place. To enhance the tactile sensations when interacting with the book, some elements of the cover image are highlighted with a relief varnish.