A novel set in Mexico City and its surrounding areas. It borrows from multiple earlier narratives (Pygmalion, the legend of Ixtacihuatl, the film The Seventh Veil), filtering them through the aesthetic theories of Victor Basch and Antonio Caso to tell the story of Sara, who was destined to pose for sculptor Gabriel Hernández's masterpiece. The author uses this plot to reflect extensively about art, aesthetics, literature, and music. Also of interest are his thoughts on Mexico.

Novela ambientada en la Ciudad de México y alrededores. Combina diversos sustratos narrativos (la leyenda de Pigmalión, la del volcán Ixtacihuatl, la película The Seventh Veil) y las filtra a través de las ideas estéticas de Antonio Caso y Victor Basch para contar la historia de Sara, destinada a posar como modelo para la gran obra del escultor Gabriel Hernández. El autor aprovecha para disertar ampliamente sobre arte, estética, literatura y música. De interés son también sus reflexiones sobre México.

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