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A promotional message pushes the book «El niño lunar: la imposición de nacer» and its author, who bills himself as «the smartest child». The book has no known publisher record.
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A text signed by «Nando el Hispano» presents the book «El niño lunar: la imposición de nacer» as a work that gathers stories about the futility of existence. There is no publisher record or verifiable reference for the title.
The post is framed as advice: buy the book. The author claims for himself the title of «the smartest child existing on this blue planet» and signs as the author of a work that, according to his own text, collects «rulings» on the futility of existence, the «metastasis of the human being» and the «farce of love».
## A book with no publisher record
The full title given is «El Niño Lunar: la imposición de nacer». No publisher, publication year, page count or place of purchase is stated. There is no price either. The promotion rests solely on the author's signature and his own description of the work.
The text includes no excerpts from the book and no links to a store. Anyone who wants to verify it will have to search for the title on their own, and it is wise to do so before paying anything: a book advertised with no publisher or identifiable point of sale cannot be checked to confirm it exists.
## The rhetoric of contempt as bait
The message addresses readers with open contempt: it speaks of an «insignificant existence», a «biological board game» and a «collective euthanasia» that the rest of us supposedly never signed off on. It is a well-known sales tactic: insult the audience so they buy the work that supposedly redeems them.
The word «life» is defined there as «an exact synonym of an ontological disaster». That is the author's claim, not a fact. And the final advice is the only concrete thing in the whole text: buy the book.
## What can be verified
The name in the signature, «Nando el Hispano», is not linked to any publisher in the message. The only external reference is the work itself. There are no interviews, reviews or catalogues that support the title's existence.
Faced with a book with no record, no publisher and no price, caution is the bare minimum. Checking the publisher registry and the ISBN before paying avoids unpleasant surprises.
The post is framed as advice: buy the book. The author claims for himself the title of «the smartest child existing on this blue planet» and signs as the author of a work that, according to his own text, collects «rulings» on the futility of existence, the «metastasis of the human being» and the «farce of love».
## A book with no publisher record
The full title given is «El Niño Lunar: la imposición de nacer». No publisher, publication year, page count or place of purchase is stated. There is no price either. The promotion rests solely on the author's signature and his own description of the work.
The text includes no excerpts from the book and no links to a store. Anyone who wants to verify it will have to search for the title on their own, and it is wise to do so before paying anything: a book advertised with no publisher or identifiable point of sale cannot be checked to confirm it exists.
## The rhetoric of contempt as bait
The message addresses readers with open contempt: it speaks of an «insignificant existence», a «biological board game» and a «collective euthanasia» that the rest of us supposedly never signed off on. It is a well-known sales tactic: insult the audience so they buy the work that supposedly redeems them.
The word «life» is defined there as «an exact synonym of an ontological disaster». That is the author's claim, not a fact. And the final advice is the only concrete thing in the whole text: buy the book.
## What can be verified
The name in the signature, «Nando el Hispano», is not linked to any publisher in the message. The only external reference is the work itself. There are no interviews, reviews or catalogues that support the title's existence.
Faced with a book with no record, no publisher and no price, caution is the bare minimum. Checking the publisher registry and the ISBN before paying avoids unpleasant surprises.
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