Planes Flying Over a Monster

"In ten intimate essays, Daniel Saldaäna Parâis explores the cities he has lived in, each one home to a new iteration of himself. In Mexico City he's a young poet eager to prove himself. In Montreal -- an opioid addict desperate for relief. In Madrid -- a lonely student seeking pleasure in grotesque extremes. These now diverging, now coalescing selves raise questions: Where can we find authenticity? How do we construct the stories that define us? What if our formative memories are closer to fiction than truth?"--