Reunited in old age, two former lovers confront the past and what could have been in this subtle psychological novel that upends expectations—from the acclaimed author of Your Steps on the Stairs.
During their youth, Gabriel Aristu and Adriana Zuber lived a passionate love story that seemed destined to last forever. The future, however, had other plans for them. Separated for fifty years by an ocean of isolation, she trapped in the Spain of the dictatorship, he finding professional success in the United States, they meet again in the twilight of their days.
Looks, caresses, silenced desires, and old reproaches will then give way to the realization that nostalgia for that first love is also nostalgia for the person we once were. I Will Not See You Die is a novel about the power of memory and oblivion, loyalty and betrayal, the ravages of time and the obstinacy of love and its mirages.
Praise for Your Steps on the Stairs:
“Amazing…the fact that Antonio Muñoz Molina managed to write a captivating book that’s mostly about waiting merits attention…A perfect example of a book that shouldn’t work, but definitely does.” —NPR, Books We Love
“An anxious, unconventional thriller by Muñoz Molina, a literary superstar in Spain…Reading this book, which has been elegantly translated by Curtis Bauer, feels like hearing a constant alarm ringing in a neighbor’s house. You’ll want to read the ending more than once.” —New York Times Book Review, Best Thrillers of the Month
Antonio Muñoz Molina is the author of more than a dozen novels, including Sepharad, A Manuscript of Ashes, and In Her Absence. He has been awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society and the Prince of Asturias Award, among many others. Muñoz Molina lives in Madrid and New York City.
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Reunited in old age, two former lovers confront the past and what could have been in this subtle psychological novel that upends expectations—from the acclaimed author of Your Steps on the Stairs.
During their youth, Gabriel Aristu and Adriana Zuber lived a passionate love story that seemed destined to last forever. The future, however, had other plans for them. Separated for fifty years by an ocean of isolation, she trapped in the Spain of the dictatorship, he finding professional success in the United States, they meet again in the twilight of their days.
Looks, caresses, silenced desires, and old reproaches will then give way to the realization that nostalgia for that first love is also nostalgia for the person we once were. I Will Not See You Die is a novel about the power of memory and oblivion, loyalty and betrayal, the ravages of time and the obstinacy of love and its mirages.
Reviews
Praise for Your Steps on the Stairs:
“Amazing…the fact that Antonio Muñoz Molina managed to write a captivating book that’s mostly about waiting merits attention…A perfect example of a book that shouldn’t work, but definitely does.” —NPR, Books We Love
“An anxious, unconventional thriller by Muñoz Molina, a literary superstar in Spain…Reading this book, which has been elegantly translated by Curtis Bauer, feels like hearing a constant alarm ringing in a neighbor’s house. You’ll want to read the ending more than once.” —New York Times Book Review, Best Thrillers of the Month
Antonio Muñoz Molina is the author of more than a dozen novels, including Sepharad, A Manuscript of Ashes, and In Her Absence. He has been awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society and the Prince of Asturias Award, among many others. Muñoz Molina lives in Madrid and New York City.
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