You Disappear
An unnerving and riveting psychological drama that challenges our notions of how we view others and how we construct our own sense of self.
Mia is an elementary schoolteacher in Denmark, while her husband, Frederik, is the talented, highly respected headmaster of a local private school. During a vacation in Spain, Frederik has an accident and his visit to the hospital reveals a brain tumor that is gradually altering his personality, confirming Mia's suspicions that her husband is no longer the man he used to be. Now she must protect herself and their teenage son, Niklas, from the strange, blunted being who lives in her husband's body — and with whom she must share her home, her son, and her bed.
When it emerges that one year ago Frederik had defrauded his school of millions of crowns, the consequences of his condition envelope the entire community. Frederick's apparent lack of concern doesn't help, and longstanding friendships with colleagues are thrown by the wayside. In...
Author: Jungersen Christian
ISBN: 9780385537261
Year of publication: 2014
Translator: Hoekstra Misha
Genre: Modern prose
Number of pages: 368
Reading time: 6 h. 8 min.
Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF
