by Arnon Grunberg · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483830437
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The Refugee is a novel by author Arnon Grunberg, published in 2008 by Tusquets Editores. The story follows Christian Beck, a citizen of Gottingen who seeks alternatives to love and happiness while caring for his sick wife. Together with his ex-wife's new husband, Beck embarks on a journey in which he tries to forget his existence and take refuge in his own world. The novel explores themes of unusual love, obsessions, and the pursuit of happiness in difficult situations.
Arnon Yasha Yves Grünberg is a Dutch writer of novels, essays, and columns, as well as a journalist. He published some of his work under the heteronym Marek van der Jagt. He lives in New York. His work has been translated into 30 languages. In 2022 he received the PC Hooftprijs, a Dutch literary lifetime achievement award. His most acclaimed and successful novels are Blue Mondays and Tirza. The New York Times called the latter 'grimly comic and unflinching (…) while not always enjoyable, it is never less than enthralling'. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described him as 'the Dutch Philip Roth'.
