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Javier Marías
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Binding
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Number of Pages
320
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Book Summary
This is a literary fiction novel for adult readers. It offers a moody, psychological meditation on how the dead linger in the minds and lives of the living. The central theme examines memory, guilt, and the weight of secrets that shape everyday decisions. The intended audience is readers who value precise prose, moral ambiguity, and introspective storytelling. The emotional tone is restrained, haunting, and quietly suspenseful.
The reading experience is intimate and story-driven, with a narrator who has spent a life shaping narratives to fit appearances. After a moment of catastrophic consequence, the narrative probes the consequences of secrets kept in the shadows and the way memory refracts truth. The prose is meticulously crafted, balancing lucid observation with a simmering sense of unease, inviting readers to question what they think they know and to reflect on how the past continues to influence the present.
The journey centers on a writer navigating a web of secrecy, desire, and moral risk, as the boundaries between fiction and reality blur. Readers are drawn into a quiet, absorbing drama where every recollection and decision carries weight, and where the cost of truth gradually comes into view without sensationalism.
After finishing, readers gain a deeper understanding of how memory shapes choices, how secrecy can corrode relationships, and how a well-told story can haunt long after the last page. This work encourages ongoing reflection, invites rereading, and leaves a lasting impression that lingers in the imagination.
Product Details
Author
Javier Marías
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
320
Language
English
SKU
9780141199986
ISBN
9780141199986
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
12.9x1.8x19.8cm
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 499
₹ 425
₹ 74 Off