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La hora violeta

by Sergio del Molino

A Spanish father confronts the death of his young son when conventional consolations fail and language itself seems inadequate. Del Molino transforms his personal tragedy into a meditation on grief, parenthood, and the terrible work of continuing to live. His prose navigates the violet hour between day and night, life and death, with unflinching honesty.

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