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Jacques (Albert Camus's alter ego) recalls the final years of his life. Famous for his opposition to any form of violence whatsoever, his ideas met with the disapproval of the intelligentsia of the time, and he found himself receiving numerous death threats-a situation that would trigger in him a recurring nightmare: They were coming for him ...to kill him.

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Berta Vias Mahou's sensitive and probing novel combines fact, fiction, and excerpts from Camus's own writings to illuminate the French-Algerian writer's life and death through the story of his alter ego, Jacques. -Foreword Reviews; An outstanding novel... Superb. -Fernando R. Lafuente, ABC; A novel conceived as a homage to Camus that is a gift for demanding readers. -Tomas Val, Mercurio; A meta-literary novel that's infectiously fascinating, encouraging readers to revisit Camus's works while also going beyond the figure of its protagonist to offer an interesting reflection on violence. -Emma Rodriguez, El Mundo

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Berta Vias Mahou (Madrid, 1961) is a Spanish literary fiction writer and translator. She has translated the works of renown German-language writers such as Joseph Roth, Arthur Schnitzler and Goethe. She has written short stories, an essay on the role of women in literature, and four novels. She is winner of the Premio Dulce Chacon de Narrativa and the Premio Torrente Ballester de Narrativa, two prestigious Spanish literary fiction awards.

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