“Invasion of the Spirit People” by Juan Pablo Villalobos

A book review

Cover of Invasion of the Spirit People. Image taken by this writer.

Xenophobia, otherness, language, and home are the themes of this novel.

Employing a style and narrative techniques that read like a kinder, less cynical version of the Vonnegut of Breakfast of Champions, Juan Pablo Villalobos tells the story of Gastón, an urban farmer and reluctant protagonist who gets caught up in a…