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المرأة المهووسة

المرأة المهووسة

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Contemporary LiteratureLiterary Fiction
Pages
219
Published
2014

Synopsis

In this novel, the line between reality and the impossible blurs, inviting readers into a world where language itself is deconstructed. Characters like the elderly Emerita, who harbors a dark secret, and young Julia, lost in her own linguistic world, navigate a landscape filled with hidden truths. As the narrative unfolds, it explores themes of mortality and the nature of storytelling, questioning what is real and what is imagined.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

MelancholicMysteriousPhilosophicalComplex
Unreliable NarratorMystery Box

Genres

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction Magical Realism Humor Psychological Thriller

About the author

J
Juan José Millás

Juan José Millás (b. 1946, Valencia) is a Spanish novelist and journalist known for blending ordinary domestic life with surreal, uncanny observation — a hybrid short form he calls the "articuento". He studied philosophy at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, then worked for the Spanish postal savings bank and the airline Iberia before turning to writing and journalism full-time; since 1990 he has been a regular columnist for the newspaper El País. His novel La soledad era esto won the Premio...

Characters

مياسProtagonist
إميريتاSupporting
سيرافينSupporting
خولياSupporting
All characters in المرأة المهووسة