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Original Title:	Mentira
ISBN:	0385517947 (ISBN13: 9780385517942)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Premio de traducción literaria Valle Inclán Nominee for John Cullen (2007), Premi Llibreter de narrativa (2004)

Lies

Enrique de Hériz

Hardcover | Pages: 432 pages

Rating: 3.5 | 179 Users | 23 Reviews

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Title	:	Lies
Author	:	Enrique de Hériz
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 432 pages
Published	:	April 17th 2007 by Nan A. Talese (first published 2004)
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary. Cultural. International

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Isabel Azuera, an anthropologist, is deep in the jungle of northern Guatemala. She has told everyone that she is doing field research, but in fact she has made the journey to escape her family. When she learns that she is believed to have died in a terrible boating accident and that her children have misidentified a mutilated body as her own, she decides to keep the truth hidden and remain “dead.” Alone in the jungle, she begins reassessing the lies and legends upon which the foundations of her family’s history have been constructed.

Thousands of miles away, Isabel’s daughter, Serena, and the rest of the family have gathered at her parents’ beachhouse near Barcelona. Serena is keeping a diary and trying to make sense of her family and its history. Her voice echoes, enhances, and at times challenges her mother’s memories and perceptions.

An intricately wrought, multilayered novel—and winner of the Premi Llibreter in Spain (The Bookseller’s Award)—LIES ranges from the present to deep into the past. As Isabel and Serena recount spellbinding tales of love affairs and scandals within the Azuera family, the lies and legends that have influenced generations gradually come to light. Interwoven into the narratives are beautifully-told digressions on the tribal customs and cultures, funerary rituals, and even the legends surrounding the eighth-century Chinese poet Li Po.

Some of the stories are brutal, others droll, and still others exciting. Together they illuminate the importance of storytelling in shaping our beliefs about our families and ourselves.

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Ratings: 3.5 From 179 Users | 23 Reviews

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The way the story deploys is quite interesting. However, sometimes I felt tired of all these descriptions.

An edited version of this article was first published as Book Review: Lies by Enrique de Hériz on Blogcritics.org.How much do you care about the truth? How far are you willing to go to uncover the truth? Conversely, how far are you willing to cover up a lie? These are just some of the questions that this multi-layered complex book tries to answer. This book is the story of Isabel Azuera, who is an aged anthropologist, and her family. At the age of 69, she suddenly announces to her family that

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una historia familiar magnifica

Very interesting arena for discussions on funeral rites, death in various cultures, ethics of lies, truth.

I took a long time to read this book, and half wondered from time to time if I was going to ever finish it. But every time I picked it up from under the rest of the pile beside the bed, I glanced at what I'd most recently read in it and wanted to know what was going to happen next. So, while I can't agree with the quote on the cover ('I was gripped from the start ...'), I do agree that it's worth reading.An anthropologist who specialises in death customs is herself mistakenly thought dead. When

Enrique de Hériz (1964) is one of the true storytellers. For years he worked as a lecturer, translator and publisher before he completely gave himself to writing. His first novel, El dia menos pensado, received overwhelmingly good reviews. In 2003 he was awarded the Premio UNED for short stories. His third novel, Mentira (Lies) was awarded the Spanish booktraders prize.