The story is framed as a long confession written by , a brilliant polyglot and musicologist in Barcelona. Realizing he is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease , Adrià attempts to record his life story and his family’s dark secrets for his late love, Sara, before his memories disappear.
Adrià grew up in a cold, loveless household in Barcelona’s Eixample district. His father, Felix, was a ruthless antique collector with a "murky past" involving the extortion of Nazi victims. Yo confieso - Jaume CabrГ©.epub
At the heart of the novel is a priceless 18th-century violin made by Lorenzo Storioni. The instrument acts as a silent witness to centuries of human cruelty—from the Spanish Inquisition and 13th-century monasteries to the horrors of Auschwitz . The story is framed as a long confession
Jaume Cabré’s novel ‘I confess’ to be translated into 20 languages His father, Felix, was a ruthless antique collector