Read this when
The Tunnel
He's convinced she's the only person who understands him. Then he starts checking her every sentence for lies. Read this before you send that 2am text.
Who it's for
The whole novella is Juan Pablo Castel's confession, told from inside his reasoning, and readers watch his logic build step by step from a moment of recognition to paranoid jealousy and violence.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Written as a confession from his jail cell, this short Argentine novel is narrated by Juan Pablo Castel, a Buenos Aires painter who has killed María Iribarne. He recounts how he became obsessed with her after she noticed a detail in one of his paintings at an exhibition, and how his doubts, jealousy and suspicion escalated even though she was married.
Where to find it
In print (Penguin Classics and others); available from some libraries. Not public domain.
Before you start
Heads up: A woman's murder and a suicide.
Age: Ages 16+
I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
