The Bridge in the Jungle

Sobre el libro The Bridge in the Jungle de B. Traven publicado por Random UK al 2026:

It seemed that even the jungle fell silent for a moment as if it wanted to help save a little childIn the depths of the Mexican jungle, American traveller Gerard Gales is hunting for alligators, when he comes across a small village along the banks of the Huayalexco. Invited into the local community, Gales joins a huge party, held just across the river. But tragedy strikes when a young boy suddenly disappears into the pitch-dark night. As the villagers grapple with their loss, they come together in the face of lifes harshest realities, and something unspoken is born. A work of vivid description and radical empathy, Travens novel is a moving portrait of consolation and belonging in a remote indigenous community.