Fuga lenta talks about the sentimental education of Juan, in the crucial point of entering into adult life. The economic and emotional collapses of a family, the school, foster homes, the first love and everything that shapes us. Through a precise narrative, the boy’s glance into these matters discovers our world showing it back to us candidly. Far from resentment, this story underlines an immutable personal truth. Fuga lenta is a huge discovery in the contemporary Spanish narrative.
