Болката идва по-късно

Ilan, an Israeli living in Bulgaria, has left the mother of his son Yoav for good. When the woman he now lives with loses their unborn child, he starts a letter to the boy, at the mother's suggestion, to give his own account of the break-up. Meant to be read when Yoav is grown, the letter turns into an unsparing confession that keeps nothing back, not even his sexual life: his ancestors, his several families, his bond with his brother, and the woman who wrecked his marriage. Circling back and forth in time across continents and generations, from the twentieth century to today, the story freely rewrites three biblical tales, Abraham and Isaac, the twins Esau and Jacob, and the sisters Leah and Rachel, and asks whether a man who thought himself incapable of it can feel loss and pain.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

528 pages in the original

Genres

Family, Autofiction, Love (assigned by AI)

First published

2025 by Janet 45

Author's age

48 when first published

ISBN

9786191869503 (original)