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En la ausencia de los hombres

PLATA
PHILIPPE BESSON, ISABEL LLASAT BOTIJA
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Pages
192 pp.
Language
Spanish
Publisher
Plata
Year
2026
ISBN
9788410439207
Dimensions
21.3 x 13.5 x 1.3 cm
Written by
Philippe Besson and Isabel Llasat Botija

Summer of 1916.

Europe is devastated by the First World War and almost all the men are at the front. For Vincent, sixteen years old and still too young to fight, wartime is also a time of promises. An electrifying encounter with Marcel Proust, a great middle-aged novelist, brings his desires to light. Under Marcel’s guidance, Vincent begins a relationship as secret as it is dangerous with Arthur, a young soldier on leave. Together they share a secret that everyone seems to know but about which no one says a word.

In the afternoons, Vincent frequents the city’s opulent cafés with Marcel, attracting the critical gaze of society. At night, he hides Arthur in his room, risking everything to be together. Their relationship leads them into a world of pleasure and protects them from the inexorability of war. During that magical week away from the trenches, Vincent wraps Arthur in fragile and absolute happiness and promises him: “Nothing will happen to you.”

In the Absence of Men is a brief, bold, and original novel that captures with great accuracy the romanticism and amorality of the golden age of youth. It stands out especially for its absolutely convincing portrayal of Proust. -THE INDEPENDENT

Besson shows courage by including Proust, and his boldness pays off: a beautiful novel, dreamlike and experimental in tone, unafraid to describe both joy and pain. -METRO

Title
En la ausencia de los hombres
Author
Philippe Besson, Isabel Llasat Botija
Publisher
Plata
Year
2026
Language
Español
Pages
192 pp.
ISBN
9788410439207
Categories
Ficción contemporánea , Ficción literaria , Ficción por género
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