The legacy
by Miguel Pajares
When hacker Tony Barcino decides to attend the funeral of Arcadio Rosales, a world-renowned scientist who died in an absurd accident, he cannot imagine that this will lead him to Pepa, the woman who will turn his life upside down, and even less that he will end up devoted to research from the scientist’s archives.
Tony, cynical and daring, wants no more ties than sex for one night, but Pepa Rosales reveals herself to be a partner worthy of his circumstances. In reality, she just wants him to help her delve into the past of her father, Arcadio, in order to find a mysterious woman that he never told her about but who marked her life.
What they will both find will be the trace of a great love, but they will also find themselves immersed in the contradictory professional world of the scientist. Arcadio Rosales had been the man who guided large multinational companies to make commitments in the fight against climate change. His achievements were notable, but Tony and Pepa soon understand that his legacy is much more complex.
In this dizzying novel, which drags you to the heart of Africa, Miguel Pajares, with his fine irony and his accurate and precise prose, immerses us not only in an addictive plot, but in a topic that he masters perfectly: how economic interests of large corporations affect the world economy and slow the path to confront the climate emergency.
Miguel Pajares writes novels of social criticism. With his first novel, Cautivas (finalist for the Nadal Prize in its 68th edition and for the award for the best first crime novel at the Semana Negra de Gijón in 2014), she addressed the issue of trafficking in women. With the second, The Light of the Burst, she delved into the most extreme racism. With the third, Waters of Vengeance, she showed the crimes that immigrants and refugees suffer in their journeys across borders. And with the fourth, Crimes of Hunger, she revealed to us the most atrocious inequalities. He is also the author of numerous books of essays focused on topics such as the fight against racism, immigration, asylum and human rights; With the last of them he told us about climate refugees. He has a doctorate in Social Anthropology and is part of two research groups at the University of Barcelona.
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