From Epic Madrid
[...] then turning her head she will have this vision, on the other side, coming towards her in the opposite direction, soon at her height, of two Barbie dolls just out of a box, the box of a nightclub or the box of a cellophane wrapping, just picked up from the shelf two magnificent dolls, pink, pink absolutely everywhere, perfect and perfectly pink, and in front of the apparition she will shout like ten minutes ago at the bar, like if the bar was still there in the street, !Guapaaaas!, in a cry full of admiration and alcohol meaning how beautiful are you, you are hot, and classy, you are an apparition, of night, of dawn, of morning, you are pink, and beautiful, and pink, she will cry out like an outstretched hand to dance over the wet road [...]
ENGLISH - Published in the English-speaking anthology “Madrid Open Mic – La Realidad”, these four short texts combine prose and poetry to express the strange beauty of Madrid and human beings. They are taken from a longer series of texts still being written under the title Epic Madrid.
The anthology includes poetry and short stories in English (as well as two short stories in Spanish), from the work of 20 writers participating in the "Madrid Open Mic" at La Realidad in 2023.
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FRANCAIS - Publiés dans l'anthologie anglophone "Madrid Open Mic – La Realidad", ces quatre textes courts combinent prose et poésie pour dire l’étrange beauté de Madrid et des êtres humains. Ils sont extraits d’une série plus longue de textes toujours en cours d’écriture et qui porte le titre Madrid épique.
From Epic Madrid :
Text: Geneviève Genicot
Language: anglais
Madrid Open Mic Anthology – La Realidad :
Publisher: Cafe Literario Editores, Marcelo Lopez-Conde A.
Cover illustration: Lance Tooks
68 pages
ISBN : 978-84-09-54127-0