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Aug 5, 2023 · The unnamed narrator of Ia Genberg’s brief and penetrating new novel, “The Details,” is just such a reader, haunted by the nearly forgotten minutiae of the novels — and people — that ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Ia Genberg, Kira Josefsson (Translation) 3.91. 11,946 ratings1,391 reviews. An acclaimed Swedish author makes her English language debut with this intoxicating novel in the vein of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, about a woman in the throes of a fever remembering the important people in her past, her memories laid bare in vivid detail as her body ...
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Mar 11, 2024 · Whether you’re new to The Details or have read it and would like to explore it more deeply, here is our comprehensive guide, featuring insights from critics, our judges and the book’s author and translator, as well as discussion points and suggestions for further reading.
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • 02/12/23. Rated 5/5 Stars • 02/04/23. Jacob Aaron Estes. Director. Tobey Maguire. Jeff Lang. Elizabeth Banks. Nealy Lang. Laura Linney. Lila. Ray Liotta. Peter Mazzoni. Kerry...
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Recommendations from our site. “This is a slim, elliptical novel, a portrait of four relationships that seduced me from the start. There’s something about the tone, the intimacy… As Edgar Allan Poe put it: melancholy, beauty, loss—what is more poetic?
Sep 13, 2023 · An accomplished, thoughtful and absorbing piece of fiction, it’s a novel that conveys a great deal with an admirable brevity, a tribute to both Genberg and Josefsson’s skills. I gather it’s been an international bestseller, and deservedly so. I found it riveting and that cover, with its fractured mirror, fits it perfectly.
What you will—and won't—find in this movie. Parents need to know that The Details is a dark comedy about a not-so-likeable man (Tobey Maguire) who commits some pretty heinous deeds. He lies, cheats on his wife, considers murder, and even intentionally runs his car over an animal.
