Translation Rights TQE / Dying More Than Once

In 1979 a group of young Mexican students speeds through the roads of France and suffers a major car accident. From that crucial moment, a set of unforgettable characters will weave a plot where love and death, friendship and envy will change them forever. Manuel, the narrator, has cancer, and the true possibility of dying makes him think of his youth spent in Paris in the company of Samuel and Alberto. It was a time when, along with Pierlucas and Josejuan, they were often joined by the attractive Josefina who became Manuel’s lover and ended up living with Pierlucas. There was also Gabrielle, who formed part of the Surrealist movement, a forgotten poet who left the destiny of her posthumous novel in the hands of Manuel. All of them have enjoyed a second opportunity in life and Manuel thinks of them as he is convalescent after undergoing treatment and concludes disillusioned, “No one is condemned to die more than once”.

Álvaro Uribe was born in Mexico City in 1953.  In 1977 he received a degree in Philosophy from the UNAM. He was a cultural attaché in Nicaragua and a cultural adviser of his country in France.  During his time in Paris, he edited the bilingual magazine Altaforte.  He then coordinated several collections in the National Council for Culture and Arts, and in 1999, he became part of the National  System of Creators of Art.  He is the author of eight works, including novels, short stories and essays.  His work has received much praise from readers and critics alike.  Part of it has already been translated into French, English, and German.  El taller del tiempo (The Workshop of Time), published by Tusquets Editores Mexico in 2003, received the I Prize for Narrative Antonin Artaud 2004.