Flavia Company was born in Buenos Aires in 1963 and has lived in Barcelona since the 1973. She is the author of twelve novels. Her fiction has been translated and published in more than six languages. She teaches writing at the Ateneo Barcelonés.
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If the title of this slim novel isn’t enough to catch your attention, open the cover and experience the ecstasy of these words: Translated from the Catalan. A phrase too-seldom seen, it’s enough to bring about the kind of thrill readers feel about the words “translated...— Sacred Trespasses, Oct 28 2015![]()
In my social circle, there’s a moment at every party in which I suddenly realize my friend Alex is commanding an audience with one of her stories. Her voice starts rising, her gesticulations get more expansive, and guests cluster around to hear about the time she hiked barefoot...— The Literary Review, Oct 14 2015![]()
The desert island has a long and distinguished pedigree in literature. From Shakespeare’s The Tempest through Robinson Crusoe, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and Lord of the Flies, secluded atolls have become a mainstay of modern storytelling. And the genre still fascinates us...— Dec 6 2012![]()
Born in Buenos Aires in 1963, Flavia Company lives in Barcelona, teaches writing at the Ateneo Barcelonés, and writes in Catalan. Her twelfth novel, The Island of Last Truth, is the only one available in English translation (by Laura McGloughlin). It is narrated by Phoebe Westore,...— Dec 4 2012![]()
THE ISLAND OF LAST TRUTH is the story of a man surviving being a castaway. It is introduced by a Phoebe Westore, who met that man, Mathew Prendel, almost a decade after he first left New York on his ill-fated sailing expedition, and who became his lover years after his return...— Oct 11 2012![]()
Rating: 5/5 Some books take you by surprise. Some books have the capacity to shock you, and more so some books have the capacity to do the both, in equal measure. The Island of Last Truth by Flavia Company is one such book. What is the book about? This question is...— Oct 5 2012
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