The Last Dream av Pedro Almodóvar

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<p><b>A wildly inventive story collection from legendary film director Pedro Almod¿var</b><br><br><i>The Last Dream</i> brings together for the first time twelve unpublished stories from Almod¿var¿s personal archive, written between the late sixties and the present day. Both a tantalising glimpse into Almod¿var¿s creative mind and a masterclass in how to tell a story, this intimate and mischievous collection reflects Almod¿var¿s obsessions and many of the themes of his cinematic work, spanning genres from autofiction to comedy, parody, pastiche and gothic. The title story, ¿The Last Dream¿, is a beautiful chronicle of the death of Almod¿var¿s mother, and other stories include: a love story between Jesus and Barabbas; a cult film director out in search of painkillers on a bank holiday weekend; the primary version of the film <i>Bad Education</i>; and a gothic tale of a repentant vampire among monks.<br><br>In his introduction, Almod¿var writes: ¿I¿ve been asked to write my autobiography