Chino, un periodista joven en un diario chicha, enfrenta la muerte de su padre. Al mismo tiempo, empieza a escribir una crónica sobre payasos callejeros, esos tristes personajes que pululan por una Lima violenta y corrupta. Este relato de Daniel Alarcón fue incluído en su aclamado primer libro (Guerra a la luz de las velas) y ahora, en colaboración con la artista Sheila Alvarado, adquiere una nueva dimensión. Chino, a young journalist at a sensationalist tabloid, confronts the death of his father. At the same time, he starts to write a chronicle about street clown, those sad characters who are ubiquitous in a violent and corrupt Lima. This story by Daniel Alarcón was included in his acclaimed first book, War by Candlelight, and now acquires a new dimension in collaboration with artist Sheila Alvarado.
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