{"product_id":"en-la-ausencia-de-los-hombres-philippe-besson","title":"En la ausencia de los hombres","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummer of 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEurope 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Absence of Men\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesson 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57001640198488,"sku":"LIB-EN-PL-594","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/9788410439207.jpg?v=1774877002","url":"https:\/\/uk.plasticbooks.com\/en\/products\/en-la-ausencia-de-los-hombres-philippe-besson","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}