Little Eyes

Summary

In the novel «Little Eyes» by Samanta Schweblin, the modern world is cast in an unsettling light, where the boundaries between the personal and the foreign, freedom and voyeurism, are blurred by mysterious devices known as kentukis. These seemingly cute electronic creatures become windows into other people's lives: some control them from afar, while others allow kentukis to settle in their homes. The fates of the characters—from Berlin to Lima, from Mexico City to Beijing—intertwine in a strange, sometimes frightening game of observation and vulnerability. Schweblin masterfully explores themes of loneliness, the longing for connection, and the dangers of total invasion of privacy, creating an atmosphere of anxious anticipation and fragile hope for genuine human connection.