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LA NACION Reviews Andrés Barba’s ‘Auge y caída del conejo Bam’ as a Political Animal Fable

Told by Copito, the novel tracks a community transformed by Bam’s guru-like maxim.

Overview

  • The review characterizes Bam as a seemingly benign figure whose ambition exposes the mechanics of populist power.
  • The line “Ser conejo es que no haya alternativa” is presented as the catalytic phrase that forges a new collective identity.
  • The piece links the book to Barba’s República luminosa, noting his recurring use of innocence to probe amoral power.
  • The critique draws an explicit comparison to Orwell’s Animal Farm for its portrait of ideals curdling into authoritarian control.
  • Publication details reported: Anagrama edition, 170 pages, listed at $38.000.