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The Delicate Beast by Roger Celestin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Delicate Beast about?
A novel of a life built on the ashes of childhood In the 1950s Tropical Republic, a boy lives amid opulence and privilege, spending days at the beach or in the cool hills above the sweltering capital, enjoying leisurely Sunday lunches around the family compound's swimming pool. That is, until the reign of The Mortician begins, unleashing unimaginable horrors that bring his childhood idyll to an end. Narrowly escaping the violent fate visited on so many of his fellow citizens, he and his brother follow their parents into exile in the United States where they must start a new life. But as he grows, he never feels at home, and leaves his family to travel across Europe and outrun the ghosts of the past. A searing novel of a life lived in the shadow of history, The Delicate Beast portrays the persistent, pernicious legacy of political violence.
Who reads The Delicate Beast?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Roger Celestin
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press
- Published
- 2025
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781954276376
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Humanities
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