The Confession of a False Soul

Originally published in 1942 and here presented for the first time in English expertly translated from the French by Sue Boswell The Confession of a False Soul is one of avant-garde Romanian author Ilarie Voroncas most brilliant works of fiction. Telling the story of a young man who has a specialist replace his damaged soul with that of a soldier who has died in the war this short surreal novel at once haunting and beautiful carries with it a powerful charm normally restricted to dreams. Written in a spare narrative style rich in poetic force and symbolism The Confession of a False Soul transports the reader to a place between reality and illusion where love alone might be the only thing that is real.