by Emmanuel Carrère · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433969217
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«El adversario» is the nonfiction novel by Emmanuel Carrère, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
Reconstruction of the real case of Jean-Claude Romand, who for years pretended to be a doctor and led a double life based on lies. In 1993, when he was about to be exposed, he murdered his wife, his children, and his parents. Carrère attended the trial and reconstructs the impostor's empty existence. An inquiry into solitude, falsehood, and everyday horror.
Published in 2000, it belongs to the Panorama de narrativas collection (no. 461) and includes a translation by Jaime Zulaika.
For readers of true crime and narrative nonfiction seeking a literary approach to a real criminal case that took place in France.
Emmanuel Carrère is a French author, screenwriter and film director.
