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The last confession of autumn casterly meredith tate. A new york times notable bookon the eve of his ninetieth birthday a bachelor decides to give himself a wild night of love with a virgin. Translated from the spanish by edith grossman 115 pages new york. Maybe, after that, ill go for memories of my melancholy whores like like. I had a bad luck in getting back the books i lend to my friends. The unnamed narrator has just turned ninety and has decided to give himself the gift of a night with a virgin. By day, his columns in the local newspaper are read avidly by those who recognise in his outpourings the enlivening and transformative power of love. Trustnordisk is very proud to see that the th rio do janeiro international film festival has officially selected memories of my melancholy whores for their world panorama section, giving the film its world premiere in south america. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Edith grossman memories of my melancholy whores introduces us to a. The book was originally published in spanish in 2004, with an english translation by edith grossman published in.
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