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When the inevitable news came that he would be born, the first choice that would determine the rest of his life was taken from him. His father was the kind of man who wanted sons, because daughters would pay for everything he had done to those who were already ghosts of a life of debauchery; so that he could speak of them as one might admire a dusty prize; and so that they could play the sport they were both good at, without either of them ending up ashamed. His mother was th

Cuando llegó la irremediable noticia de que nacería, la primera elección que accidenta el resto de nuestra vida le fue arrebatada. Su padre era de aquellos que desean hijos, porque las hijas pagarán todo lo que hicieron a quienes ya son fantasmas de una vida de desenfreno; para hablar de ellas como quien contempla un premio polvoriento; y para practicar el deporte que ambos puedan jugar bien y ninguno termine avergonzado. La madre era de aquellas que desean hijas para peinarl

Han pasado ocho años. ¡Ocho! Desde que publiqué de manera independiente La vida que me diste. Este libro siempre será la mayor sorpresa de mi vida, porque nació como un reto de escritura que me propuse a mí mismo y que, en un principio, nunca pensé publicar. Era abril de 2018, casi mayo. Había terminado la secundaria y, por indeciso, no conseguí un cupo para estudiar ni Medicina ni Literatura en la universidad. Sin trabajo y sin un plan claro para el futuro, pasaba la mayor p

Eight years have passed. Eight! Since I independently published The Life You Gave Me in Spanish. This book will always be the greatest surprise of my life because it began as a writing challenge I set for myself—one I never intended to publish. It was April 2018, almost May. I had just graduated from high school and, because I couldn't make up my mind, I failed to secure a place to study either Medicine or Literature at university. Without a job and with no clear idea of what