by Aimee Bender · Editorial Empúries · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497877336
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«La peculiar tristesa del pastís de llimona» is the magical realism novel by Aimee Bender, published by Editorial Empúries in paperback (304 pages, in Catalan).
At nine, Rose discovers that when she eats, she perceives the emotions of the person who prepared the food. What begins as a torment, feeling her mother's frustration and loneliness, becomes a way to know the intimacies of those around her and to understand the secrets of her own family. A story about human connection, loneliness, and the search for pleasure in the everyday.
This is Aimee Bender's second novel, published in 2011 in the Empúries Narrativa collection. The original title is The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake. The Catalan translation is by Imma Estany Morros.
Recommended for readers of contemporary fiction and magical realism seeking an emotional novel about family and secrets.
Aimee Bender is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her surreal stories and characters. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards.
