A dark and masterful portrait of a generation in crisis from one of the most exciting young
voices in international literature The world had been theirs in the late 90s: they were the
young provocateurs behind a countercultural scene digital bohemians creating a new future. But
fifteen years later Duke the leader and undisputed genius of their group has been murdered
and the three remaining members of their circle reunite to piece together what became of their
lives and how they fell so short of their expectations. Now in their thirties Aurora Antero
and Emiliano have succumbed to the pressures of adulthood the exigencies of carving out a life
in a country that is fraying at the seams. Reunited after years of long-held grudges and
painful crushes the three try to resurrect the spirit of the all-night parties and early
morning trysts the protests and pornography of their youths. Lurking over them as they puzzle
out their fates is the question of whether or not there is a future for them to believe in or
if the end has already arrived. Twenty After Midnight is a portrait of the first generation of
the digital age a group that was promised everything but handed a fractured world. Daniel
Galera has written a pre-apocalyptic tale of millennial longings.
