CASI NADA QUE PONERTE

This is the story of how a mosaic of infinite fragments of diverse cultures and divergent and hilarious stories come together to form an identity.

Casi nada que ponerte is based on a true story: that of two people who grew up in dusty towns and closed-minded environments, and decided to leave everything behind to conquer the big city. Jorge and Simón seduced the Buenos Aires of the early 1970s and stumbled upon a gold mine as they created a world of fashion and luxury based on the picaresque. Their rise and fall is a miniature portrait of a country always in crisis, always a victim of its fascination with itself. But this book also tells the story of the narrator herself, Lucía Lijtmaer, a Barcelonian woman born in Argentina with a Polish last name and the mix of identities that conform her peculiar reality. This book started as an investigation piece and became something else entirely. Throughout the pages, a heterogeneous group made up of dressmakers, shopkeepers, models, designers, B-series actresses, and millionaire clients talk with the author. In some way, they revive or represent a glorious past that was or perhaps could have been. First published in 2016, this book was Lucía Lijtmaer's breakthrough, singling her out as a unique writer who occupies a prominent position among the most brilliant storytellers in Spain and Latin America. Lucía Lijtmaer (Buenos Aires, 1977) was born in Argentina, grew up in Barcelona and now lives in Madrid. She is a journalist, cultural curator and literary translator. A permanent figure at the most wanted cultural gatherings, she has plied her trade for more than a decade in several media outlets. Along with Isabel Calderón, she writes, directs and hosts Deforme semanal, on of the most successful podcasts in Spanish, that received the Ondas 2021 to the best podcast.