Los siete locos

Roberto Arlt

In this seminal work, Roberto Arlt plunges readers into the disaffected world of Remo Erdosain, an ordinary clerk whose life unravels after a devastating act of embezzlement. As Erdosain descends into a labyrinth of paranoia and desperation, he encounters a cast of enigmatic characters, the titular 'madmen,' each harboring their own radical schemes and obsessions. This novel masterfully explores themes of alienation, the search for meaning in a decaying society, and the unsettling undercurrents that foreshadow political upheaval. Arlt's raw, unflinching prose captures the existential angst of a generation grappling with modernity and the seductive allure of extreme ideologies.