by Rafael Chirbes · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433998026
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Paris-Austerlitz is a novel by the Spanish writer Rafael Chirbes, published by Anagrama. The story narrates the relationship between a young painter from Madrid and a French worker in Paris, exploring themes such as love, social class, and illness. The narrator recalls his relationship with Michel, an older man who took him in in Paris, while Michel is dying in a hospital. The novel explores the complexities of their relationship, marked by differences in age, class, and education, and the struggle to maintain a love that faces illness and inequality. Chirbes completed this work shortly before his death, offering a reflection on the reasons of the heart and the nature of love.
Rafael Chirbes was a Spanish novelist. He was born in Tavernes de la Valldigna in Valencia. He is the author of several novels, two of which have won the Premio de la Crítica de narrativa castellana - Crematorio (2007) and En la orilla (2013). The latter also won the Premio Nacional de Narrativa.
