{"product_id":"confessions-paperback-17","title":"Confessions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMara Faye Letham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJaume Cabre\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eColm Toíbín\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Absolutely captivating\" ANDREA CAMILLERI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Monumental\" \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing comparisons with \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Wind \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, and an instant bestseller in many languages, \u003ci\u003eConfessions \u003c\/i\u003eis an astonishing story of one man's life, interwoven with a narrative that stretches across centuries to create an addictive and unforgettable literary symphony. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 60 and with a diagnosis of early Alzheimer's, Adria Ardevol re-examines his life before his memory is systematically deleted. He recalls a loveless childhood where the family antique business and his father's study become the centre of his world; where a treasured Storioni violin retains the shadows of a crime committed many years earlier. His mother, a cold, distant and pragmatic woman leaves him to his solitary games, full of unwanted questions. An accident ends the life of his enigmatic father, filling Adria's world with guilt, secrets and deeply troubling mysteries that take him years to uncover and driving him deep into the past where atrocities are methodically exposed and examined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGliding effortlessly between centuries, and at the same time providing a powerful narrative that is at once shocking, compelling, mysterious, tragic, humorous and gloriously readable, \u003ci\u003eConfessions \u003c\/i\u003ereaches a crescendo that is not only unexpected but provides one of the most startling denouements in contemporary literature. \u003ci\u003eConfessions \u003c\/i\u003eis a consummate masterpiece in any language, with an ending that will not just leave you thinking, but quite possibly change the way you think for ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaume Cabré is a Catalan philologist, novelist and screenwriter who graduated in Catalan Philology from the University of Barcelona, is a high-school teacher on leave of absence, a professor at the University of Lleida, and a member of the Philological Section of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans. For many years he has combined literary writing with teaching. He has also worked in television and cinema. He collaborated with Joaquim Maria Puyal as creator and scriptwriter of the first Catalan television series: La Granja (1989-1992), followed by numerous other shows. Confessions was sold for translation to more than 20 languages and has sold more than a million copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.87 x 7.78 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260946235641,"sku":"9781529433302","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/iy9SsHAK4q9781529433302.webp?v=1768790235","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/confessions-paperback-17","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}