Pedro Simón Los Siguientes (Novela) / The Following (a Novel)

Morir es tan dif?cil como inevitable. Tambi?n para los que sobreviven. El primer d?a que tuve que limpiarle el culo a mi padre, me ment? dici?ndome que era igual que cuando se lo limpiaba a mi hijo : venga, Carmen, que es lo mismo; va, Carmen, que es tu padre; venga, mujer, que ese hombre te limpi? el culo a ti. Me lo repet?a como quien est? a punto de correr para darse impulso y saltar. Es lo mismo, Carmen. Hazlo ya. Pero no. No es lo mismo. Si Pedro Sim?n fuera un panadero, dir?amos que la masa madre de sus novelas son las relaciones familiares . Un ingrediente aparentemente sencillo y abundante pero absolutamente fundamental en la historia de la literatura. Tras ganar el Premio Primavera de Novela con Los ingratos , una historia que ha conmovido a decenas de miles de lectores, volvi? a apuntar al coraz?n con Los incomprendidos . Sin que se nos haya aflojado el nudo en la garganta, el autor nos ofrece ahora su novela m?s dif?cil pero tambi?n m?s universal: c?mo se enfrentan los miembros de una familia a la inevitable decadencia y muerte de sus mayores? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Dying is as hard as it is inevitable. Even for the ones who stay behind. The first time I had to wipe my dad's butt, I told myself it was just like when I did it for my son : come on, Carmen, it's the same; you've got this, Carmen, he's your dad; c'mon, girl, that man used to clean your butt too. I kept saying it to myself like someone psyching up for a sprint to launch into a jump. It's the same, Carmen. Just do it. But it's not. It's not the same. If Pedro Sim?n were a baker, we'd say the sourdough starter of his novels is family relationships . A seemingly simple and abundant ingredient, but absolutely essential in the history of literature. After winning the Primavera Novel Prize with Los ingratos , a story that moved tens of thousands of readers, he went straight for the heart again with Los incomprendidos . And before we've even had a chance to catch our breath, he hits us with his toughest--and most universal--novel yet: how do the members of a family face the inevitable decline and death of their elders?