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The Son of Man

Jean-Baptiste Del Amo


  • Fitzcarraldo Editions (Faber)
  • by Jean-Baptiste Del Amo
After several years of absence, a man reappears in the life of his wife and their young son and takes them to the dilapidated house in the mountains where he grew up with his ruthless father. There, the son discovers a nature unknown to him, wild and bewitching. As the father's hold over mother and child grows and he dictates the mysterious laws of their new existence, the return to their previous life and home seems increasingly impossible.

ISBN 9781804270912 | EN | PB+
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Publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions (Faber)
ISBN 9781804270912
Author(s) Jean-Baptiste Del Amo
Publication date May 2024
Edition Paperback with flaps
Dimensions 194 x 112 mm
Pages 256
Language(s) English ed.
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After several years of absence, a man reappears in the life of his wife and their young son and takes them to the dilapidated house in the mountains where he grew up with his ruthless father. There, the son discovers a nature unknown to him, wild and bewitching. As the father's hold over mother and child grows and he dictates the mysterious laws of their new existence, the return to their previous life and home seems increasingly impossible. Haunted by his past and consumed with jealousy, the man slowly sinks into madness and his son has no choice but to challenge his father in an attempt to save something of their humanity.

The Son of Man

The Son of Man

€19.95