Fallen House & Home Jonathon's arrival at The Fortress

Jonathon's arrival at The Fortress begins with a recitation of the conditions of his stay: He is forbidden to ask questions

war and art--from one of our greatest writers

as Recep Tayyip Erdogan like a latter-day sultan invokes its memory as part of his effort to transform the country in an echo of its imperial past

Valeria Cossati never suspected how unhappy she had become with the shabby gentility of her bourgeois life--until she begins to jot down her thoughts and feelings in a little black book she keeps hidden in a closet

Fallen House & Home Jonathon's arrival at The FortressTitle: Fallen Author: Carlos Manuel lvarez ISBN: 9781644450253 Publisher: Graywolf Press Published: 2020 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: Reprint Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: A vibrant and meticulously constructed debut novel about familial and cultural breakdown A powerful, unsettling portrait of family life in Cuba, Carlos Manuel lvarez's first novel is a masterful portrayal of a society in free fall.