In 1837, at the height of the Carlist wars, a young Prussian man named
Rudolf von Wielemann heads South to fight for the "Order." Finding
himself left behind in the ruins of an abandoned city destroyed by war,
he tentatively navigates his new surroundings in which his sense of self
begins to distort and transform. A novel on place and (un)belonging,
The Others masterfully intertwines humor and tragedy to explore
Wielemann's encounters with eccentric and enigmatic characters, and his
unfamiliar surroundings. Garrigasait's precise and intricately
constructed prose, interspersed by beautifully lyrical passages on music
and nature, invites readers to delve into reflections on family,
politics, and place.