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El Descontento follows , a mid‑30s social worker living in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of Madrid. As the city’s housing market tightens and public services shrink, María confronts a mounting sense of frustration— descontento —with the systemic forces that marginalize the people she serves. The novel interweaves her personal life—her strained marriage, a teenage son on the brink of rebellion, and an old friendship resurfacing—with a broader portrait of a society grappling with economic inequality, political apathy, and cultural dislocation.
El Descontento follows , a mid‑30s social worker living in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of Madrid. As the city’s housing market tightens and public services shrink, María confronts a mounting sense of frustration— descontento —with the systemic forces that marginalize the people she serves. The novel interweaves her personal life—her strained marriage, a teenage son on the brink of rebellion, and an old friendship resurfacing—with a broader portrait of a society grappling with economic inequality, political apathy, and cultural dislocation.