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We'll Meet in Stockholm
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $16.99
Publisher: Book & Bilias LLC
Published: Mar 15 2024
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In the bohemian heart of New Orleans' French Quarter, six independent writers gather at La Tertulia, an old house transformed into a sanctuary for those who write out of necessity rather than ambition.
Bound by their devotion to words, they share readings, silences, doubts, and failures while confronting the harsh realities of an ever-changing publishing industry. In this space of camaraderie and friction, literary aspirations intertwine with the inevitable complexities of human relationships.
We'll Meet in Stockholm is an intimate and lucid tribute to writers who persist in creating even when the world seems not to listen. The title alludes-ironically and tenderly-to the distant and almost illusory possibility that one of them might someday be touched by the promise of the Nobel Prize in Literature. For the members of La Tertulia, Stockholm is not a real destination but a symbol: a metaphor for writing without guarantees, sustaining the dignity of the craft even when recognition appears unreachable.
Through intertwined stories, irreparable losses, silent loyalties, and ethical tensions, the novel explores writing as an act of resistance, friendship as sustenance, and sacrifice as the inevitable cost of an authentic vocation. It is a sober and deeply human journey into the heart of literary creation, where hope and irony coexist, and where greatness is measured not by prizes, but by fidelity to one's own voice.
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