The Past

The Past

by Alan Pauls (Author), Alan Pauls (Author)

Synopsis

"A novel that is brilliant enough to raise itself effortlessly above and beyond the level of the vices it portrays: strange art and reckless passion, cocaine, excessive exercise and other forms of addiction." - Fabienne Dum, "Le Monde". Rimini splits up with his girlfriend of twelve years, Sofia. The parting is initially amicable and he moves on, carefree, with a new zest for life. Hungry to make up for lost time and keen to forget the past, he finds a younger girlfriend and starts using cocaine. Sofia, however, finds herself unable to let go, and continues to reappear on Rimini's horizon. As hard as Rimini tries to forget, Sofia will not let him. Though the apparently idyllic relationship is over, their love has not died, merely taken on a different form. As time passes and their paths continue to cross, the past festers and torments them, like an infection.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 05 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 184343220X
ISBN 13: 9781843432203
Book Overview: A stunning tale of love gone bad: passion, obsession, sex and cocaine, all in excess. Riveting from start to finish.

Author Bio
Alan Pauls was born in Buenos Aires in 1959. He has worked as a university lecturer, scriptwriter, film critic and, more recently, as a journalist. He has published four novels, including the much-praised Wasabi. The Past has been published in several foreign languages, and it was the unanimously acclaimed winner of the 2003 Herralde Prize.