The Resource Divorce is in the air, Gonzalo Torné ; translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell
Divorce is in the air, Gonzalo Torné ; translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell
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- Summary
- "The American debut of a highly acclaimed young Spanish writer: a darkly funny, acerbic novel about love -- and the end of love -- and how hard it can be to let go. There's a lot about Joan-Marc that his estranged second wife doesn't know -- but which he now sets out to tell her. He begins with the failure of his first marriage to an American woman named Helen, describing a vacation they took in a last-ditch attempt to salvage their once-passionate romance. The recollection of this ill--fated trip triggers in him a series of flashbacks through which he narrates his life story, hopscotching between Barcelona and Madrid. Starting from pivotal moments in his childhood -- his earliest sexual encounters, his father's suicide, his mother's emotional decline--he moves through the years to the origin of his relationship with Helen and the circumstances surrounding its deterioration. The result is a provocative exploration of memory, nostalgia, romance, the ways in which the past takes hold-- a powerful portrait of a man struggling with his illusions about life and love"--
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Extent
- 301 p.
- Note
- Originally published in Spain as Divorcio en el aire in 2013
- Isbn
- 9780385354028
- Label
- Divorce is in the air
- Title
- Divorce is in the air
- Statement of responsibility
- Gonzalo Torné ; translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- "The American debut of a highly acclaimed young Spanish writer: a darkly funny, acerbic novel about love -- and the end of love -- and how hard it can be to let go. There's a lot about Joan-Marc that his estranged second wife doesn't know -- but which he now sets out to tell her. He begins with the failure of his first marriage to an American woman named Helen, describing a vacation they took in a last-ditch attempt to salvage their once-passionate romance. The recollection of this ill--fated trip triggers in him a series of flashbacks through which he narrates his life story, hopscotching between Barcelona and Madrid. Starting from pivotal moments in his childhood -- his earliest sexual encounters, his father's suicide, his mother's emotional decline--he moves through the years to the origin of his relationship with Helen and the circumstances surrounding its deterioration. The result is a provocative exploration of memory, nostalgia, romance, the ways in which the past takes hold-- a powerful portrait of a man struggling with his illusions about life and love"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Torné de la Guardia, Gonzalo
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McDowell, Megan
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Divorced men
- Life change events
- Memory
- Hallucinations and illusions
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Madrid (Spain)
- Label
- Divorce is in the air, Gonzalo Torné ; translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell
- Note
- Originally published in Spain as Divorcio en el aire in 2013
- Control code
- 946242245
- Extent
- 301 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385354028
- Lccn
- 2016012762
- Label
- Divorce is in the air, Gonzalo Torné ; translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell
- Note
- Originally published in Spain as Divorcio en el aire in 2013
- Control code
- 946242245
- Extent
- 301 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385354028
- Lccn
- 2016012762
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