The Past

Alan Pauls · 2003 CE · Novel · Latin American · Contemporary

After twelve years together, Rimini and Sofia separate in Buenos Aires, and he finds that she will not let the relationship end. Over the following years he is pursued by her, by his own habits and by the objects of their shared life. It won the Premio Herralde and was filmed by Hector Babenco.

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