Name: The Antiquarian
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Author: Gustavo Faverón Patriau
ISBN: 9780802121608

Type

Physical Book

Author

Gustavo Faverón Patriau

Publisher

Grove/Atlantic Inc

Year

2014

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780802121608

Synopsis "The Antiquarian "

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearA Best Book of the Summer: Los Angeles Times and Publishers WeeklyAn Amazon Best Book of the Month (Mystery, Thriller & Suspense)Three years have passed since Gustavo, a renowned psycholinguist, last spoke to his closest friend, Daniel, who has been interned in a psychiatric ward for murdering his fiancée. When Daniel unexpectedly calls to confess the truth behind the crime, Gustavo’s long buried fraternal loyalty resurfaces and draws him into the center of a quixotic investigation.While Daniel reveals his unsettling story using fragments of fables, novels, and historical allusions, Gustavo begins to retrace the past for clues: from their early college days exploring dust-filled libraries and exotic brothels to Daniel’s intimate attachment to his sickly younger sister and his dealings as a book collector. As the circumstances grow increasingly intricate, Gustavo is forced to deduce an sinister series of events from allegories that are more real than police reports and metaphors more revealing than evidence.With sumptuous prose and haunting imagery, Faverón Patriau has crafted an unforgettable, labyrinthine tale of murder, madness, and passion that is as entertaining as it is erudite and dark as it is illuminating.

Gustavo Faverón Patriau

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Gustavo Faverón Patriau is a writer, novelist, literary critic, and Peruvian journalist born on December 31, 1966 in Lima. He is recognized for his focus on contemporary Latin American literature and his ability to merge genres in his works. In addition to his literary work, Faverón Patriau is a professor of Latin American culture at Bowdoin College in Maine, United States.

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