Description
When his marriage and career fall apart, a young lawyer sets out on a desperate mission to recapture the promise of his youth. His attempt leaves him stranded between a past he no longer recognizes and a life that's no longer his-and he soon begins to suspect that the surest path to happiness lies in simply giving up. A moving, tragicomic novel about defeat, memory, and the seductive prospect of losing it all.
About the Author
Manuel Perez Subirana was born in 1971 in Barcelona and studied law. Losing Is What Matters, his literary debut, was enthusiastically received by critics in Spain. He is also the author of the novel Egipto, short-listed for the prestigious Herralde Prize in 2005.
Reviews
"Mature, free-flowing prose with Proustian comparisons and images-very rare for a first novel. An author endowed with a style in the tradition of the finest narrative, with a densely personal world." -- Joaquin Arnaiz * La Razon *
"A wonderfully written portrait of a man who must lose everything before he can be free."
Book Information
ISBN 9781564788665
Author Manuel Perez Subirana
Format Paperback
Page Count 179
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
