In Agustina Bazterrica’s chilling and visceral dystopian masterpiece Tender Is the Flesh, a sudden, catastrophic virus has rendered all animal meat poisonous to humans—prompting governments to legalize the industrial breeding, processing, and consumption of human beings. The story follows Marcos, a disillusioned slaughterhouse worker numbly sleepwalking through his grim daily routine, until a chilling corporate gift changes everything: a prime, premium-grade "special" human female. As Marcos is forced to confront the horrifying mechanics of a society that has institutionalized cannibalism, he begins a tense, psychologically agonizing dance with empathy, morality, and survival in a world completely stripped of humanity. Unflinching, deeply disturbing, and brilliantly satirical, this provocative novel is an unforgettable exploration of cruelty, compliance, and the slippery slopes of civilization.