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On the Edge
Rafael Chirbes
Under a weak winter sun in small-town Spain, a man discovers a rotting corpse in a marsh. Its a despairing town filled with half-finished housing developments and unemployment, a place defeated by the burst of the economic bubble.
Stuck in the same town is Esteban, his small factory bankrupt, his investments gone, the sole carer to his mute, invalid father. As Estebans disappointment and fury lead him to form a dramatic plan to reverse financial ruin, other voices float up from the wreckage. Stories of loss twist together to form a kaleidoscopic image of Spains crisis. And the corpse in the marsh is just one.
Chirbess rhythmic, torrential style creates a Spanish masterpiece for our age.
Book details
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Publication year
- 2017
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780099593171
- LAN
- c9f2efa22a69
Format
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