Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi

Interesting Facts

• In this work, the detective genre is presented in an ironic and paradoxical interpretation: the main character, Don Isidro Parodi, solves the most complex crimes without leaving his prison cell, like a wise recluse able to see the essence of things through walls.
• The book is filled with refined literary allusions and subtle parody of classic detective stories, where each mystery is not only a test of logic but also a game with the reader’s expectations.
• The plotlines are interwoven with satire on Argentine reality, and the characters, like masks in the theater of the absurd, embody the most peculiar types of society.
• The text reveals the light touch of master wordsmiths: the authors skillfully use pseudonyms, creating an atmosphere of mystification and literary play, where the boundaries between reality and fiction are erased.
• Each of the six mysteries is not only an intellectual puzzle but also a witty mirror reflecting human weaknesses, passions, and hidden motives.