Time Shelter

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by Georgi Gospodinov, Angela Rodel (Translator)

In Time Shelter, an enigmatic flâneur named Gaustine opens a ‘clinic for the past’ that offers a promising treatment for Alzheimer’s sufferers: each floor reproduces a decade in minute detail, transporting patients back in time.

Description

As Gaustine’s assistant, the unnamed narrator is tasked with collecting the flotsam and jetsam of the past, from 1960s furniture and 1940s shirt buttons to scents and even afternoon light. But as the rooms become more convincing, an increasing number of healthy people seek out the clinic as a ‘time shelter’, hoping to escape from the horrors of our present – a development that results in an unexpected conundrum when the past begins to invade the present.

Intricately crafted, and eloquently translated by Angela Rodel, Time Shelter cements Georgi Gospodinov’s reputation as one of the indispensable writers of our times, a major voice in international literature.

Additional information

Book Condition

New

Cover

Paperback

Size

304 pages

Genre

Fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction

Published

March 30, 2023 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
First published April 29, 2020

Awards

Premio Strega Europeo (2021),
International Booker Prize (2023)