Description
At the end of his life, Professor Martens turns inward, composing a fictional memoir that becomes both elegy and reckoning. As he relives formative years and revisits pivotal choices, he speaks—often tenderly, sometimes bitterly—to his absent wife, Kati, using memory as a kind of dialogue with the past. Written in a classic, elegiac style reminiscent of Giuseppe di Lampedusa, the novel explores what it means to live for duty, the costs of ambition, and the quiet negotiations between love, selfhood, and sacrifice. Through intimate reflection rather than spectacle, Martens’ departure gathers into a haunting meditation on regret, legacy, and the stories we tell ourselves when time runs out.
Available Editions
paperback
Harvill
Published Jan 1, 1995
304 pages
ISBN: 9781860460043
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Details
First Published
1994
Language
eng
Translation
From: est
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