Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A group of characters who are all endeavouring to take control of their fate.
Fate
What you need to know before your trail
Karl and Marina have been together for ten years and have a young son, Simón. Karl is a German-born oboist at Argentina’s national orchestra, and Marina is a meteorologist. On a field trip, she meets fellow researcher Zárate, and what might have been just a fling starts to erode the foundations of her marriage. Then there is Amer, a dynamic and successful taxidermist. At a group therapy session for smokers, Amer falls for the younger Clara. While the relationship between Karl and Marina disintegrates, the love story between Amer and Clara is just beginning – or is it already at an end?
Travel Guide
Argentina
The novel takes place in Argentina and is character driven rather than a location based read. However, there is plenty of Argentinian flair in the writing.
The novel begins with an epigraph by Ezequiel Martínez Estrada:
”…understand that this world is not ruled by immutable laws; that it is vulnerable, uncertain. Understand that fate replaces destiny.”
he original title of the novel is “Tres Monedas” or “Three Coins” . This refers to the three coins which are used to consult the I Ching (an ancient Chinese method of divination) – Two of the characters in the novel use this method to determine their fate /destiny.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Fate
Destination/location: Argentina Author/guide: Jorge Consiglio Departure Time:2000s
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