One Hundred Guinea Pigs
Translated by Daniel Hahn
Friendship makes life worth living, and worth ending too.
Eufrasia Vela is a caregiver – it’s not just her job. But when she begins working with Doña Carmen, a bedridden elderly woman who spends her days staring out the window at her now-obstructed view of the sea, she confronts the limits to her ability to help. That is, until Doña Carmen makes a big, last request: to transform her caretaking from helping her stay alive to helping her die.
A good death has much in common with a good life, after all, and incapacity, loneliness, and isolation are devastations that a compassionate friend can help ease. Dignity, community, respect, and generosity – they’re what Eufrasia offers her clients, and what their friendship offers her.
One Hundred Guinea Pigs is the lifegiving, warm-hearted novel about euthanasia you didn’t know you needed.
'Fast-paced and witty…Gustavo Rodríguez is a remarkable talent.' – World Literature Today
'Both classic and rhythmic, the story unfolds into a lively road trip through old age. A final whirlwind before the inevitable leap: this luminous novel is a compassionate tribute to hearts and bodies that are weary yet remain defiant in the face of decrepitude.' – Le Monde
'A tragicomic story, moving, crafted with skill and humour.' – Claudia Piñeiro, author of Elena Knows
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