by Vicenç Villatoro · Editorial Gregal · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788417660260
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«I write because I suddenly realized that everything I love will die.» So begins the diary that Vicenç Villatoro wrote between February and March 2006, during the final weeks of his mother's life, after she was diagnosed with cancer and chose not to undergo treatment. Far from self-help or sentimental exaltation, these notes accompany a family through moments alternating between sadness, reflection, and happiness.
Despite the harshness of its opening, the book explores the possibility of achieving a «good death» through serenity, strength, and companionship. It is an intimate and reflective testimony on grief and acceptance, written with the sensitivity characteristic of one of the most prominent authors in contemporary Catalan literature.
