A Zero-Sum Game

By Eduardo Rabasa Translated from the Spanish by Christina MacSweeney This debut from a Mexico-recognized author examines humanity's dark side in a fatalistic satire of consumer society and the cult of the individual. Publication Date: November 29, 2016 Paperback: 9781941920381 eBook: 9781941920398  Description Villa Miserias is a suburb of a suburb where everyone knows their place and nothing ever changes. Every two years, elections are held for the presidency of the residents’ committee, and every two years there are no surprises. But the balance begins to shift with the arrival of Selon Perdumes and his theory of Quietism in Motion. With his alabaster smile, he uncovers the deepest secrets of the unwary residents, and transforms their fantasies in reality with the help of the loans he offers them. Growing rich from money-lending, Perdumes gradually becomes the spectral power behind the community. But when Max Michels, sunk in an obsessive relationship with the beautiful, black-eyed