“Lev Davidovich contemplated the Norwegian landscape and, as he would write shortly afterward, made a silent tally of his exile, to confirm that the losses and frustrations were many more than the doubtful gains. Nine years of marginalization and attacks… — Leonardo Padura Fuentes Copy Share Image
“In just a few weeks, Soldier 13 became aware of a mutation in the colors of his consciousness. As the theoretical classes were filling his brain with philosophical, historical, and political arguments to make his faith unbreakable, the sessions with the psychologists were draining his mind of the deadweight of experiences, memories, fears, and illusions forged of the course of… — Leonardo Padura Fuentes Copy Share
“Kotov looked like an abandoned statue on the beach in the Plaza de Cataluna. The spring was at is height and the warm un… — Leonardo Padura Fuentes Copy Share Image
“In that instant I regretted my indiscretion, and I have never really known if it was a form of compensation of because I needed… — Leonardo Padura Fuentes Copy Share Image
“Lev Davidovich contemplated the Norwegian landscape and, as he would write shortly afterward, made a silent tally of his exile, to confirm that the… — Leonardo Padura Fuentes Copy Share Image
