Description
Lemmings
Book Summary
An absorbing dive into the darker side of the human condition. You wake up in an abandoned warehouse in an industrial park, with no memories and two corpses by your side. From there, the protagonist begins a desperate race to recover his identity and find out whether he is a victim or an executioner. Jordi Dausà Mascort constructs a fast-paced crime novel where moral degradation and ambiguous characters become the backdrop for a hallucinating journey into nothingness.
What is it about?
The story begins with a man who wakes up badly injured in an abandoned industrial warehouse, far from any civilization. Beside him are two corpses and the traces of a fight. He feels no physical pain, but suffers from an absolute mental void: he does not remember who he is, where he comes from, or how he got there. From this point on, the protagonist enters a underworld of absolute degradation, populated by ambiguous and amoral characters who move through industrial parks and wastelands. His investigation to reconstruct his identity becomes a reflection on the border between victim and executioner, and on how, in that landscape of the damned, he himself is just one more piece of the same mechanism.
Main themes
- Loss of identity and traumatic amnesia.
- Violence and moral degradation in marginal settings.
- Ambiguity between victim and executioner.
- Loneliness and dehumanization in the industrial periphery.
- Crime narrative with elements of psychological thriller.
Who is it recommended for?
For readers of crime novels and psychological thrillers who look for intense stories, oppressive atmospheres, and complex characters. Especially recommended for those who enjoy mystery plots centered on identity, memory, and morality in extreme situations.
What this book offers
- An absorbing plot that keeps the reader hooked from the first page.
- A deep exploration of the fragility of identity and memory.
- A raw and realistic portrait of the margins of contemporary society.
- A reflection on the line that separates the victim from the executioner.
- A literary experience that combines action, psychology, and setting.
Technical specifications
- Author: Dausà Mascort, Jordi
- Publisher: Llibres del Delicte
- Language: Catalan
- Subject: Modern and contemporary fiction
- Collection: Llibres del Delicte
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2018
- Pages: 222
- Weight: 295 g
Editorial review
Lemmings is a solid proposal within the Catalan crime genre, which stands out for its ability to create an asphyxiating atmosphere and constant narrative tension. The author, Jordi Dausà Mascort, manages to make the reader share the protagonist's disorientation, while raising uncomfortable questions about identity and morality. A recommended work for those looking for an intense, well-written read with a dark tone that does not shy away from the harshness of reality.