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A Clean Well-lighted Place

Pages
30
Published
1990
Language
English

Synopsis

In a quiet Spanish cafe late at night, an old deaf man sits alone, drinking. Two waiters discuss his life, his loneliness, and a recent suicide attempt. As the night deepens, their conversation turns to the nature of despair and the search for meaning in a world that offers little comfort.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Suicide