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Weight: 430gDimension: 161 x 223 x 26 (mm)ISBN-13: 9781529422603 [A] masterly voyage of discovery New York Times"Fonseca's most ambitious, most complex and most accomplished novel to date" JAVIER CERCAS"An exceptional and intricate novel of depth, insight and understanding" Irish Times"A tender and thoughtful exploration of the painful irony of being alive" KATHARINA VOLCKMER"A beautifully knotted novel which unfolds with every traced layer of its deeply affecting narrative" GUY GUNARATNEA dazzling novel about the traces we leave, the traces we erase and the traces we seek to rebuild. This lush volume devotes a visual chapter to each, showcasing Almodóvar's muses--including Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Pina Bausch, Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma, Marisa Paredes and Julieta Serrano--and the inspiration he draws from filmmakers such as Ingmar Bergman and Luis Buñuel. As he follows this trail, the curator discovers a cast of characters whose own fixations interrogate the unstable frontiers between art, science, politics, and religion. m English writer Aliza Abravanel tries, in a battle with aphasia, to finish her book. Mon: closedTue: 10am-6pmWed: 10am-6pmThu: 10am-9pmFri: 10am-9pmSat: 10am-6pm Call us on: +442033020460 Pedro Almodóvar: Installation/Instalación accompanies an immersive exhibition created by Almodóvar for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.