Summary:
The article proposes a dialogue between the Jonathan Swift’s satirical essay "A Modest Proposition” (1729) and the novel by Agustina Bazterrica "Tender Is the Flesh" (2017/2020). Retaking previous texts of the author about the film "Matrix", the article addresses the relationship between language and information, the metaphor of savage capitalism, the treatment of mortal remains, the sense of offspring, and fundamentally the question on the human condition in the scenarios dystopian posed by the texts worked on.
Key words: Cannibalism | Matrix | Jonathan Swift | capitalism
