Mararía is considered a fundamental work of Canary Island literature. The main characters in this novel are the landscape and a woman. The first-person narrator of the novel, whom Arozarena claims is identical to him as the author, wishes to visit the village of Fermés but is abruptly dropped off by a truck driver five kilometers before at a godforsaken place in scorching heat. He insists that he will not go to Fermés for anything in the world. The village is cursed, and things happen there, he ominously suggests. This sets the tone that defines the events of the novel. A dark secret hangs over Fermés, and the visitor has come to uncover it. The participants do not take long to respond; in fact, they seem almost relieved to finally be able to speak. Because, as it turns out, they are all more or less culpable in the fate of Mararía. Mararía is a novel that...