DEAD TIME - A novel about love and loneliness. In theopening chapter the main character realizes that on that day he would kill aman. After carrying out this seeminglywanton act of violence, we learn of his life, his love for his dead wife andthe dehumanizing process of losing one's freedom.
Praise and Reviews
"Carlos
Rubio is at his best once again with 'Dead Time,' an unusual tale of love,
hate, passion and revenge. With his eloquent use of prose, the reader is easily
drawn into the hearts and minds of the characters, nearly walking in their
shadow through the twists and turns of the unpredictable plot and stunning
conclusion."
Karen
Sealy, Author The
Eighth House
For Carlos Rubio, the world is not to be
viewed through rosy glasses or as if seen through the eyes of an innocent
by-stander. The main characters in his novels experience life up close and
personal--and live on the razor thin edge. In his latest novel, DEAD TIME,
Carlos takes us on a puzzling journey through the mind of Herminio Aguado, an
architect who wakes up one day and decides it is a good day to die. He has lost
the love of his life and ends up taking the life of another--and that's only
the beginning. If you prefer predictable plots with stereo-typical characters,
pick up one of those pulp fiction paperbacks on your way through the
ten-items-or-less line at the supermarket. If you want to get blown out of your
psychological socks after savoring a good read, pick up Carlos Rubio's Dead
Time.
Alan
Hodgkinson, author of After Incoming
Dentro de la producción narrativa de Carlos
Rubio Albet, Tiempo Muerto marca un punto de inflexión y el saludable propósito
de ensayar nuevas vías expresivas y temáticas. Las tramas múltiples, el humor y
los elementos teatrales y deliberadamente artificiosos de Quadrivium y Saga,
son desplazados por un discurso más concentrado y tradicional, en el que el
fino análisis sicológico de los comportamientos y las emociones pasa a ocupar
un primer plano. A partir de esa mañana soleada, cuando Herminio Aguado se
despierta con la apacible certidumbre de que mataría a un hombre, Rubio Albet
desarrolla una indagación en esa muerte anunciada que no parece obedecer a
lógica alguna. El resultado es un buceo de las zonas más inasibles del
protagonista, a través de una historia contada con fluidez y mano segura, que
consigue captar nuestro interés sin hacer concesiones al facilismo ni a la
lectura complaciente. Estamos, en resumen, ante la nueva obra de un novelista
ajeno a modas y empeñado en crear un mundo propio.
Carlos
Espinosa
Autor, El peregrino en comarca ajena
