The fallen

A distinguished and painful literary work... The novel by Cuban writer Carlos Manuel Albaris, the disturbing and amazing, reveals with utmost precision the story of a family in crisis, a family exploding from within - The Literary Supplement of the Times. This novel is a remarkable masterpiece - El Pais. From the first pages, one realizes that they are in the presence of pure literature. We know, at the beginning of the book, that the mother will fall, but she will fall, because it is announced, and when it happens, we will all have fallen with her - Gatopardo. A novel to enjoy slowly - Un Libro Al Día. This is a story of a family: there is a son who does not believe in the revolution. There is a father clinging to a faint dream, quoting Che Guevara whenever he can. There is a mother falling ill and seeing life slipping from her hands. There is a daughter doing everything to manage her affairs, even if that means surrendering to illusion and deception. The novel "The Fallers" is an excellent depiction of a society in free fall as a result of broken promises, offering a new perspective on contemporary Cuba with all its contradictions, written by one of its most important writers today, Carlos Manuel Albaris, with a beautiful translation by Ahmed Mohsen. Author: Carlos Manuel Albaris Publisher: Al-Karma Publishing and Distribution Number of pages: 176