The third lie

The third lie is the third and final book of the famous "Twinning Trilogy" by Agota Kristof, known in Arabic as the Trilogy of the Big Notebook, which included the novels The Big Notebook and The Proof, translated by Mohamed Ait Hanna. The book The Third Lie was translated from French into a delicate and poetic language by Bassam Hajjar, in a modern edition by Jamal Publications, as part of distinguished translated novels that include the rest of the trilogy and other works by the prominent Hungarian author. A brief about The Third Lie novel And I tell her that I am trying to tell my story, but I cannot, and I do not have the courage, because it hurts me, so I summarize everything and describe things, not as they actually happened, but as I would have liked them to happen. She says: Yes, perhaps each of our lives is more miserable than the most miserable books. I say: Exactly, no matter how gloomy a book is, it cannot be as miserable as life. Quotes from The Third Lie I lost my enthusiasm for everything, all my desires abandon me, I no longer see significant dreams, I only see ordinary dreams. I am trying to tell my story, but I cannot, and I do not have the courage, because it hurts me. So I summarize everything and describe things, not as they actually happened, but as I would have liked them to happen.