| Author | Fernando A. Flores |
|---|---|
| Publisher | MCD Books |
| Pages | 336 pages |
Tears of the Trufflepig is a 2019 speculative fiction novel by American writer Fernando A. Flores. Though it is not Flores' first published book, it is his first novel. The novel is set in a future where farmed food is scarce and the rich survive through the use of "filtered" animals and plants, created through an artificial process. "Filtered" animals tend to be extinct taxa, restored to life for conversion into food or clothing, or for use as entertainment. Much of the novel is set in Texas, where the United States has built two border walls and fully militarized the border.