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Cover of Out of Mind by J. Bernlef

Out of Mind

1984·129 pages

Literary Fiction

Maarten Klein slowly but surely loses his grip on reality. He can no longer distinguish between present and past, suddenly wants to go back to work even though he is already retired, and mistakes his wife for a stranger. Moments of clarity are increasingly pushed aside by disarray and confusion.

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Out of Mind

Year

1984

Pages

129

Literary Fiction

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Maarten Klein slowly but surely loses his grip on reality. He can no longer distinguish between present and past, suddenly wants to go back to work even though he is already retired, and mistakes his wife for a stranger. Moments of clarity are increasingly pushed aside by disarray and confusion.

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