“El cansancio de la lengua” is an incisive meditation on language as the foundation of cultural existence. Originally conceived as the epilogue to “El espacio original”, this text now stands on its own as a direct and uncompromising address to Mexico and Mexican creators.

Starting from the premise that language is not merely a tool for communication but a foundational structure that shapes thought, identity and imagination, the book poses a disturbing question: what happens when a people speak for centuries in a language that does not correspond to their natural world? The answer proposed is not linguistic nostalgia, but cultural exhaustion. Words lose precision, expression becomes repetitive, and the capacity to generate meaningful ideas weakens.

Written with the same poetic rigor and philosophical tension found in “El espacio original”, this text argues that the erosion of linguistic originality leads inevitably to a loss of cultural relevance. Creations become derivative, narratives lose force, and the collective voice struggles to assert itself in the world. And yet this epilogue is not a lament. It is a provocation. By deliberately articulating its argument in the very language it questions, the book exposes the paradox at the heart of cultural renewal and invites a radical rethinking of expression itself. It is a call to start over — not by returning to the past, but by daring to speak differently, and to reclaim language as a living space where identity can once again take shape.