PositiveLitro Magazine (UK)The deep-seated paranoia that permeates The Dream of My Return evokes this culture of persecution that has followed the exiles of El Salvador, who, we understand, could never have escaped mentally unscathed from a conflict punctuated by atrocities, espionage and psychological terrorism ... Such a weighty history could overwhelm a lesser character, but Erasmo does all he possibly can to avoid facing his past or present in a meaningful way, and so there are ample opportunities for humour and reflection. Moya’s fluid, witty prose brings splashes of magic realism to the narrative, providing a welcome space from which to observe the demons lurking in the backdrop of Erasmo’s everyday life ... A complex character, and sometimes not an entirely likeable one, he demonstrates how the internalisation of such profound fear and sadness can wreak havoc on a person’s psyche.
