"I thought that maybe there was some kind of dirt that I simply couldn't see, and that when I grew up maybe I would see layers of dirt where now I saw only waxed floors and shining wood."
I've been trying to read more books translated from foreign language recently and this has been my favourite so far. I loved the way the narrative divides into past and present, fiction and non-fiction and says so much in 130 pages. It reads so simple but has so much depth and such a strong sense of self in the narration. I had to stop myself reading it a couple of times to make it last more than a couple of days. Can't wait to read more from Zambra. Really recommend this!
4/5
Stuart Kenny
I've been trying to read more books translated from foreign language recently and this has been my favourite so far. I loved the way the narrative divides into past and present, fiction and non-fiction and says so much in 130 pages. It reads so simple but has so much depth and such a strong sense of self in the narration. I had to stop myself reading it a couple of times to make it last more than a couple of days. Can't wait to read more from Zambra. Really recommend this!
4/5
Stuart Kenny
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