Insonnia

Synopsis of Insonnia

«Insonnia» is the novel by Tahar Ben Jelloun, published by La nave di Teseo in paperback (272 pages, in Italian).

A screenwriter from Tangier with severe insomnia discovers that killing someone restores his sleep. To reduce the harm, he decides to hunt terminally ill patients and sneaks into hospitals disguised as a nurse or relative. When he kills a former torturer, the game turns darker and his victims become increasingly significant.

Insonnia belongs to the Oceani collection; the 2019 edition includes the translation by Anna Maria Lorusso.

For readers of contemporary fiction and thrillers seeking a disturbing premise with irony and growing tension.