Life Almost Still (Anthem Cosmopolis Writings)

Product Descriptionin November 2007, Romain Lannuzel Erasmus, Student At The Autonomous University Of Barcelona, ??Mysteriously Disappeared Without A Trace. This Case Remains Unsolved, When The Novel Begins With Another Mysterious Disappearance Of Costantinu Iliescu, A Romanian Student. His Girlfriend And Two Of His Erasmus Colleagues Sound The Alarm And Move Heaven And Earth To Find Him, But Both Police And University Officials Believe That Iliescu Has Left Voluntarily And Refuse To Get Involved. However, They Will Soon Have To Change Their Minds As The Events That Occur After The Disappearance Of The Romanian Student Reveal That Something Terrible, Dark And Macabre Is Happening At The College.In November 2007, Romain Lannuzel Erasmus, Student At The Autonomous University Of Barcelona, ??Mysteriously Disappeared Without A Trace. This Case Remains Unsolved, When The Novel Begins With Another Mysterious Disappearance Of Costantinu Iliescu, A Romanian Student. His Girlfriend And Two Of His Erasmus Colleagues Sound The Alarm And Move Heaven And Earth To Find Him, But Both Police And University Officials Believe That Iliescu Has Left Voluntarily And Refuse To Get Involved. However, They Will Soon Have To Change Their Minds As The Events That Occur After The Disappearance Of The Romanian Student Reveal That Something Terrible, Dark And Macabre Is Happening At The College. A Team Of Policemen, Including Deputy Inspector Manuela Vazquez, Open An InDepth Investigation And The Potential Suspects Multiply. In The Minds Of Teachers, Police Officers And Students, The Thick Shadow Of What Appears To Be A Meticulous And Bloodthirsty Murderer Looms. Carme Riera Endorses The Best Elements Of The Thriller Genre To Create A State Of Tension And Suspense That Is Maintained Until The Last Page. The Prose Is Evocative, Almost Cinematic And Knows How To Combine Brilliantly Intrigue, Irony And Social Criticism.ReviewExcellent Thriller. The Minutiae Extraordinary Narrative, Dosage Information And Wise Way To Uncover The Clues Create A Tension In The Reading Does Not End Until The Last Page. Xavier Pla, AvuiRiera Is A Perfect Connoisseur Of The Orthodoxy Of The Thriller And Has Complied With The Complex Rules Imposed Genre. Martin AndreuRiera Uses The Tools Of Gender, Especially Intrigue That Accompanies Each Page. A Challenge Ultimately Approved With Flying Colors. Carles Cabrera, Diario De MallorcaVenerable Boldness Of This Important Career Writer, Professor At The Autonomous University Who Decides To Tell A Serious Criminal And Very Serious (And Very Bloody) Business That Develops, Precisely Through The Halls, Offices, Bathrooms And Gardens Campus This, Her University, Which Becomes A Place Of Nightmare. Lilian Neuman, La Vanguardiaabout The Authorcarme Riera Was Born In 1948 In Palma De Mallorca. She Is A Prolific Author Who Has Written Novels, Essays, And Has Ventured Into Scriptwriting. A Native Of Barcelona, Josep Miquel Sobrer Has Translated A Number Of English Titles Into Catalan And Has Translated From Catalan Into English Merc RodoredaS Broken Mirror And Works By Pere Calders And Others.Excerpt. Reprinted By Permission. All Rights Reserved.Life Almost Stillby Carme Riera, Josep Miquel Sobrerwimbledon Publishing Companycopyright 2011 Carme Rieraall Rights Reserved.Isbn: 9781783084616Chapter 1A Profusion Of Flyers Bearing The Picture Of Constantinu Iliescu Were Pasted On The Walls Of The Different Schools. They Appeared At The Train Stations In Bellaterra And Cerdanyola, On The Campus Buses, In Cafs, Libraries And The Lobbies Of The Vila Apartments. Flyers Also Showed Up, Though Not Quite As Profusely, On The Facades Of Some Buildings Near Cinema Verdi In The Gracia Neighborhood Of Barcelona And On The Stairs Of The Metro Stations Of Fontana And Lesseps.The Flyers On LetterSize Paper It Was Obvious They Were Homemade Had A Photograph Of Iliescu And Some Persona