El lado frío de la almohada / The Cold Side of the Pillow
Novel , 2004
Anagrama
In 2003, Philip Hull, an American diplomat stationed in Madrid, becomes entangled in a labyrinth when he agrees to act as an intermediary in a deal with agents from the Cuban State Security. The appearance of Laura Bahía, a young Spanish agent of Cuban descent, causes him to question his own skeptical, individualistic, and sometimes generous nature. The love story between them is mirrored in the story of the difficulties of the Cuban revolution. The Cold Side of the Pillow questions the conflict between the individual and the collective.
"A good example of what we would call social literature, with a controversial and daring ending." — Alejandro Gil Ramírez, Qué Leer
"A complexity worthy of Graham Greene." — Francisco Umbral, El Mundo