In this hypnotic narrative, which combines fiction and nonfiction, detective story and war story, biography and autobiography, Javier Cercas sets out to unravel Marco’s enigma.
... his family, even his name; he ceased to be a travelling salesman and went back to working as a mechanic, abandoned Barcelona for L'Hospitalet, abandoned Anita Beltrán and the Beltrán family for María Belver and the Belver family, ...
A failed history professor hoping to advance his career tries to capitalize on his extensive knowledge of the Mexican Revolution and its leaders in this play, which enjoyed enormously popular...
The Impostor is a searching account of the torment that besets Father C�nabre, historian of mysticism and controversial star of the Parisian clergy, when his faith suddenly deserts him. As...
Skilfully interweaving the story of one man’s struggle to regain his moral centre with the disorienting, often tragic effects of massive social and political change, it is Galgut’s most powerful and unforgettable novel yet.
Now, if Dalton could only find a way to get the irksome, yet oddly appealing widow, Clara Simpson, off his trail... When Clara meets Sir Thorogood at a ball, she's certain he is an impostor-because she's the true Sir Thorogood.
Melisande knows what she wants, and from the minute she lay eyes on Flynn Patrick she knows he's the man of her dreams.
"Whimsical and sinister, each story by Silvina Ocampo is like a knife of spun sugar that can still pierce between your ribs.
Written in 1923 with 22WWl as background, an excellent example of Cocteau's verve, urbanity, and stylistic brilliance. Here, imaginative sixteen-year-old Thomas 'borrows' an illustrious ancestry which both a widowed Princess...
This fiction book is about oil rigs, and homogeneous love.
... Madame de la Follette , ” the old priest said , " when I was about fifteen , in the junior seminary at Montligeon - excuse me - I was strictly ordered by the doctor to swallow large quantities of raw meat . Thinking about it , even now ...
An “unsettling and engaging” novel about contemporary South Africa, from the Man Booker Prize–winning author of The Promise (The Telegraph).
As the characters of The Impostor wander between worlds and states of mind, Edgard Telles Ribeiro elucidates their situations in surprisingly inventive ways that explore devastating questions of reality, consciousness, and loss.
Could such a grotesque flourish in any other major Western culture today?” This book, based on a careful investigation comparing BHL’s words with his deeds, seeks to explore the remarkable persistence of this celebrity pseudo ...
The Impostor
She tries to contact her husband but is informed that he is unavailable. Finally, in a desperate attempt to escape, she reluctantly agrees to accompany a man who insists he is her husband - but whom she knows is an impostor.