Film narrator

Section: Translated novels

Number of pages: 112 pages

Publisher: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press

The novel revolves around Maria Margarita, a young girl from a small village in Chile, who is famous for her uncanny ability to retell movie stories with skill. Whenever a new film is shown in the village cinema, the villagers collect money for her to see it, whatever its genre, whether it is the latest Marilyn Monroe film, Gary Cooper film, or even a musical film from Mexico. The girl watches it, then returns in turn to tell them the story in her own charming way. Hernan Rivera Tellier tells us, with his charming, delicate and touching style, a story that recalls memories of the cinemas in their heyday in Latin America.