The Power of Sentences
A professor condemned to relearn everything.
The renowned Professor Penedo Quental is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease shortly after losing his wife.
As a man accustomed to routines, including his ambition to write, he finds himself forced to move house and change his pace, adopt a dog, and deal with a problematic caregiver.
Written in the first person, it describes the struggles of the illness with a sarcastic eye and in a state of denial. But, upon trying a hammock that mysteriously appears in his own backyard, he travels back in time and relives the memories he is terrified of losing. Or are they not memories?
The Power of Sentences is a lighthearted look at the burden of diagnosis and its labels in today's society. It suggests a profound reflection on the importance of memory in our definition of individuality.
Publisher: Culture
ISBN: 9789895770779
Binding: capa mole
Pages: 128
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