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Benzina

Quim Monzó

1983141 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1983
first published
  • 2010Open Letter · 141 pages · ENGISBN 9781934824184
  • 2005Quaderns Crema S.A. · 224 pagesISBN 9788477274346

"For the first time in his life, Heribert Juliá is unable to paint. On the eve of an important gallery exhibition, for which he's created nothing, he's bored with life: he falls asleep while making love with his mistress, wanders from bar to bar, drinking whatever comes to his attention first, and meets the evidence of his wife Helena's infidelity with complete indifference. Humbert Herrera, an up-and-coming artist who can't stop creating, picks up the threads of Heribert's life, taking his wife, replacing him at the gallery, and pursuing his former mistress. Heribert is finally undone by a massive sculpture, while Humbert is planning the sculpture to end sculpture, the poem to end poetry, and the film to end film, all while mounting three simultaneous shows."--Page 4 of cover.

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