Fantasticland

Description

How many times can someone try, even when it seems like the last? As many times as necessary. That’s the central theme of *Fantasticland*, the debut novel by Argentine journalist and writer Ana Wajszczuk. The book delves into an intimate yet universal experience: the desire to be a mother, the determination to achieve that goal, and the physical and emotional toll it takes.

There’s no romanticism or sentimentality in its pages. Motherhood is linked to medical procedures, treatments, waiting, sacrifices, and a pain that extends far beyond the physical. It’s a path fraught with doubt and mental turmoil, where desire coexists with frustration and the demand to persevere beyond all limits.

Wajszczuk avoids restraint and writes without fear of showing the rawness of this process. With language that doesn’t shy away from the uncomfortable, *Fantasticland* explores how willpower and obsession can sustain a life project, even when reality seems to contradict it. A work that speaks of motherhood, but also of desire, resilience, and the methods—medical and personal—that today shape the journey to becoming a mother.