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Who it's for · Why people still read it · If you like it, read next
- Who it's for
- For anyone who has been with a parent at the end of their life, and for readers of writing about grief and about fathers and children.
- Why people still read it
- It was named best fiction book of 2025 in the TodosTusLibros awards and won the Spanish Critics' Award for best foreign book in 2026. Its author had already won the International Booker Prize.
If you like it, read next
- El año del pensamiento mágicoJoan DidionAnother first-person account of losing someone close.
- La ridícula idea de no volver a verteRosa MonteroA literary reflection on grief drawn from the author's own experience.
- Sobre el duelo y el dolorElisabeth Kübler-RossFor understanding grieving from a more practical angle.
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