A Brief Life
Author: Juan Carlos Onetti
In A Brief Life, Juan Carlos Onetti’s protagonist, Brausen, is caring for his wife after a long illness. To compensate for the physical void which temporarily stalls their caresses, Brausen eavesdrops on the conversation of his neighbors, a husband and wife, imagining their gestures and their expressions. But he not only wishes to imagine himself as someone else, he also s….Read More
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