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LAST DAY OF A PRIOR LIFE
By: Andres Barba
HarperVia
September 2026
On Sale: August 25, 2026
176 pages
ISBN: 0063352052
EAN: 9780063352056
Kindle: B0G81N2TLW
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Horror | Fantasy Magical Realism
In this contemporary ghost story, award‑winning author Andrés Barba eerily explores how the past can hold us captive, as a woman encounters a boy with an otherworldly stare in an empty house. While eagerly preparing a house for prospective buyers, a woman finds herself face to face with a strange sight: a seven‑year‑old boy who doesn't blink. Seemingly appearing and disappearing before her again and again, he sooner resembles an apparition. But one thing is clear: the boy wants something from her. Choosing to leave her everyday world behind, the woman steps through the looking glass, inadvertently nurturing a disturbing co‑dependence and discovering a suspended time, a loop, and another life in the process. Containing all the elements of a perfect ghost story, Last Day of a Prior Life is a richly atmospheric, disturbing, and dazzling gem of a novel that calls to mind the gothic tales of Shirley Jackson and the fractured realities of Black Mirror. Winner of the Premio Finestres, Barba's latest demonstrates his exquisite talent for dissecting human intimacy and excavating the links between past and present, while delivering a masterful exploration of human longing and the ties that bind us, even across time itself. Translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman
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