Dear Mr. M (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Herman Koch | knygos.lt

Aprašymas

Dear Mr M.,

I'd like to start by telling you that I'm doing better now. I do so because you probably have no idea that I was ever doing worse. Much worse, in fact, but I'll get to that later on.

Mr M. is being watched. As a famous writer, he is no stranger to the limelight, although interest in his work has been dwindling of late, the print runs shrinking, the crowds at signings thinning . . . Our narrator clearly takes a keen interest in M.'s work, and indeed in every aspect of his life. But what exactly are his intentions? And to what does Mr M. owe the honour of his undivided attention?

We learn that our narrator was once involved in a murder, the story of which bears more than a passing resemblance to the plot of Mr M.'s most famous novel: a teacher has an affair with a student, only to be brutally murdered by her and her teenage lover. The body is never found.

That's the problem with reality versus fiction: in real life bodies have an awkward habit of turning up. Mr M. has used some artistic licence, and our narrator is not pleased, not pleased at all. And just before he fades into obscurity, he's prepared to give Mr M. one last review, and it's unlikely to be a rave.