Time Shelter

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Time Shelter follows Gaustine, a mysterious flaneur who creates a unique clinic designed to help Alzheimer's patients by immersing them in meticulously recreated decades from the past. This innovative idea soon attracts more than just those with memory loss.

A captivating story about escaping the present by stepping into the past.

In this intriguing novel, Gaustine launches a 'clinic for the past' where each floor is a detailed recreation of a different decade, offering a form of therapy for people suffering from Alzheimer's. The unnamed narrator, acting as Gaustine’s assistant, is responsible for gathering authentic items from bygone eras-ranging from 1960s furniture and 1940s shirt buttons to specific scents and even the quality of afternoon light.

As the rooms grow increasingly lifelike, more healthy visitors begin to use the clinic as a 'time shelter,' seeking refuge from the difficulties of the present day. This shift leads to a surprising dilemma as the past starts to encroach upon current reality.

Beautifully crafted and skillfully translated by Angela Rodel, Time Shelter solidifies Georgi Gospodinov’s status as a vital contemporary voice and a significant figure in global literature.

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