虚空北境

dddWhenRosaisexpectedtohandherbossthesuntanlotiononadeerhunt,thisfeelslikeasign.DonReynaldo’sranchisabouttocelebrateitsfarmanniversary,butthispassionatehunter’simageisbuiltonalie.Andso,hereinthecountryside,wheremenaremen,employeesaregratefulsubjectsandwomendiligentlyanddocilelyholditalltogether,cracksbegintoappearinthesociallifeofthismicrocosm.Orderedarounddayinanddayout,unnoticedbythoseinherclass-conscioussurroundings,themenialRosagraduallybecomesanagentofchange.WhileDonReynaldo’sextendedfamilycontortsitselfinabidtosavetheoldorder,menbegintoarriveatthefarminpickuptrucks.Theirappearanceatthefeastandathreatareenoughtomaketheageingpatriarchfearforhislifeandhisfamily–andforcehimtoact.Allthatpassesisobservedbytheanimalswho,eitherastrophiesonthewalloraslivestockouttopasture,seemtosensetheendofanoldhegemony.　　Withakeensenseofhowtodeployomensthatheraldchange,AlejandraMárquezAbellaportraysanepochalshiftinruralMexico–asseenbycharacterswhoareusuallyrelegatedtopassivesupportingroles.……