Asmodeus

Asmodeus (Graywolf Press) by Rita Indiana,translated from the Spanish by Achy Obejas, patterns itself symbolically on Grecian tragedy, but contains a fierce, pulsing Dominican heart. Titular Asmodeus, a demon alive for millennia, loses control of Rudy, the formerly famous Dominican rock star he had been inhabiting. In Asmodeus’ urgent quest to recalibrate his power, Indiana weaves a tale by turns hallucinatory and mythological, complete with political intrigue, forays into the occult, and black metal.