With its powerful story, the protagonist's charisma, and the delicacy of its prose, Marc Parera has written a novel destined to be one of the year's revelations.
After his father's death, Damià spends his nights wandering through Barcelona, without hope or affection. Perhaps to prove to himself that he is still capable of feeling something, he begins prostituting himself, and his life splits: by day, he is a diligent university student who takes care of his grandmother, and by night, he offers his body to satisfy the fantasies of unknown men. The months pass, as do the seasons, and nighttime Barcelona reveals its dangers, its violence, and its sordidness. It is then that Damià begins to suspect that this city is as empty as he is.
La noche más clara by Marc Parera is a story of extraordinary delicacy that addresses that magical and fragile moment when we discover the goodness and vileness of the world, sex, love, loneliness, and the possibility of finding light in the midst of the darkest night.
“A unique literary voice. It is the most delicate book telling the wildest things” (Marc Giró. Vostè primer, RAC1)
“Above La noche más clara hovers the legacy of Agota Kristof” (Antoni Ribas, Ara)
“Perfectly crafted. Terribly agile,” (Oriol Osan, Núvol)
