Performance

«Performance» — a novel about Marisa, a woman in her early thirties, who lives as if under anesthesia: orphidal pills and endless videos on «YouTube» help her endure the routine and hardships of working in an advertising agency. She only goes to the office for the air conditioning in the stuffy August Madrid. Marisa hates her job — but she can't leave, as she loves beautiful things too much.

As the corporate team-building approaches, her anxiety grows: spending the weekend with colleagues feels like torture, and an old, long-buried tragedy resurfaces from the depths of her memory. With each passing day, Marisa's carefully constructed social mask begins to crack more and more, until it finally shatters — and everything around her turns to dust.

«Performance» — a sharp, ruthless portrait of loneliness, professional burnout, and a desperate thirst for connection with others. It is a novel about the thin line between the mundane and the abyss, which is easy to glimpse on a Monday morning while standing at the edge of the sidewalk.