Michel Laub crafts narratives that delve into the intricacies of human connection and the search for self in contemporary society. His prose is distinguished by a sharp psychological acuity and a refined command of language. Laub explores themes of alienation, memory, and the impact of modern technology on interpersonal dynamics. His novels offer a profound and often unsettling examination of the modern human condition.
Selected as one of the Best Books 2017 in the Financial Times 'One of Brazil's finest authors offers a meditation on betrayal, guilt, survival and the many ways in which personal and collective histories collide' - Angel Gurria- QuintanaIs it better to burn out than to fade away?
`I often dreamed about the moment of the fall, a silence that lasted a second, possibly two, a room full of sixty people and no one making a sound, as if everyone were waiting for my classmate to cry out ...