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A wrenching tale by Swedish novelist and poet Rynell traces a woman's personal journey through shame and violence. Out of the blue, Marta receives a troubling note from an ex-lover, Kosti, whom she has tried to forget for more than 20 years and who now inexplicably summons her to Mervas, an all but abandoned Nordic mining town. Marta, nearing 50, with a long-suppressed background of growing up under an intensely abusive father, has recently come to peace with the death of her teenage son, whose severe physical and mental handicaps had absorbed her life. Not insignificantly, Marta and Kosti broke up because she wanted to have kids, and he didn't, and so she got pregnant by someone else. The novel cuts to devastating flashbacks and flash forwards as Marta travels to Mervas, while a tender interlude with an elderly couple challenges Marta to stop hiding from her life. Rynell proves a fearless writer in this emotionally relentless work and finds a lyrical grace in Marta's self-awareness. (May)
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Title: Till Mervas
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Condition: Como nuevo. : En conmovedora historia de la novelista y poeta sueca Elisabeth Rynell, que traza el viaje personal de una mujer a través de la vergüenza y la violencia. Marta recibe una nota inquietante de un antiguo amante, Kosti, a quien ha intentado olvidar durante más de 20 años y que ahora inexplicablemente la convoca a Mervas, un pueblo minero nórdico casi abandonado. La novela corta a devastadores flashbacks y flash forwards mientras Marta viaja a Mervas, mientras que un tierno interludio con una pareja de ancianos desafía a Marta a dejar de esconderse de su vida. Rynell demuestra ser una escritora audaz en esta obra emocionalmente implacable y encuentra una gracia lírica en la autoconciencia de Marta. EAN: 9789100580445 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Till Mervas Autor: Elisabeth Rynell Editorial: Albert Bonniers Förlag Idioma: sv Páginas: 252 Formato: tapa dura. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-02-13-9e10f74c