The Third Hotel
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" A] future cult classic." --The New York Times Book Review
"There's Borges and Bola o, Kafka and Cort zar, Modiano and Murakami, and now Laura van den Berg." --The Washington Post Finalist for the NYPL Young Lions Award. Named a Best Book of 2018 by The Boston Globe, Huffington Post, Electric Literature and Lit Hub. An August 2018 IndieNext Selection. Named a Summer 2018 Read by The Washington Post, Vulture, Nylon, Elle, BBC, InStyle, Refinery29, Bustle, O, the Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Conde Nast Traveler, Southern Living, Lit Hub, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn.In Havana, Cuba, a widow tries to come to terms with her husband's death--and the truth about their marriage--in Laura van den Berg's surreal, mystifying story of psychological reflection and metaphysical mystery. Shortly after Clare arrives in Havana, Cuba, to attend the annual Festival of New Latin American Cinema, she finds her husband, Richard, standing outside a museum. He's wearing a white linen suit she's never seen before, and he's supposed to be dead. Grief-stricken and baffled, Clare tails Richard, a horror film scholar, through the newly tourist-filled streets of Havana, clocking his every move. As the distinction between reality and fantasy blurs, Clare finds grounding in memories of her childhood in Florida and of her marriage to Richard, revealing her role in his death and reappearance along the way. The Third Hotel is a propulsive, brilliantly shape-shifting novel from an inventive author at the height of her narrative powers.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374168350
ISBN13:9780374168353
Release Date:August 2018
Publisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Gorgeous
Published by alexmari , 3 years ago
A story existing in the fever of loss, wonderfully paced, ephemeral and dreamy. One of my top favorites of all time.
what?
Published by A.A , 5 years ago
not sure what the story line was? Unfortunately I would not recommend this book to anyone. I love reading and usually finish a book in a few days this took me MONTHS because i just could not get into it and would always reach for something else. even if i'm not a fan of a book i can still find parts i liked or things i learned but this book was the first i think was a complete waste of time. disappointed.
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