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- MacLehose Press
- Maclehose Press
Spain, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation, Spanish Civil War, Cinema industry
A screenwriter digs into the past and the mind of a murderer who has entirely forgotten his motive. A taut masterpiece by a celebrated Spanish author - a must for fans of SERIAL
In January 1949 on an otherwise unremarkable day in an unremarkable Barcelona neighbourhood cinema, a prostitute is murdered in cold blood in the projection booth by the assistant projectionist, one Fermin Sicart.
More than thirty years later, a screenwriter resolves to determine the truth behind her murder, and seeks out Fermin, who has served his time. But though Fermin remembers killing his victim, and exactly how he did it, he cannot for the life of him recall why.
THE SNARES OF MEMORY, by one of the great Spanish men of letters, is at once an investigation of memory, motive and murder and a pointed dig at the Spanish film industry of the second half of the twentieth century.
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Praise for The Snares of Memory
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Juan Marse's contribution to European fiction has been consistently remarkable. - Times Literary Supplement.
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One of Europe's best living novelists. - Independent.
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Among Spain's finest living authors. - Guardian.
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