The Man in the Garden, a metaphor for destruction

Gilma Luque, author of The Man in the Garden. Credit: Courtesy.

Book: The Man in the Garden. Credit: Courtesy.

The scene seems absurd, yet it resonates with the force of reality: a man leaves his marital home, crosses just a few meters, and settles into the garden. He sets up a tent, arranges his clothes, and decides to eat and sleep there, under the same sky-covered roof he once shared with his wife.