An Infinite Sadness

Synopsis

In a remote village in the Swiss Alps after the Second World War, Nicholas works at a psychiatric hospital caring for patients whose lives have been irrevocably shaped by violence and loss. Haunted by his own fears and the lingering presence of war, he struggles to build a future with his wife, Anna, who seeks answers of a different kind among physicists exploring the mysteries of matter, time, and the universe.

Moving between psychiatry and particle physics, memory and grief, The Size of the World is a luminous meditation on trauma, love, and the search for meaning after catastrophe. Elegant, philosophical, and quietly profound, Xexénesky's novel explores how human lives are bound together by histories both personal and cosmic.

About the Author

Paulo Scott Xexénesky is a Brazilian novelist, translator, and editor whose fiction combines intellectual inquiry with emotional depth. The Size of the World is translated from the Portuguese by Rahul Bery and introduces English-language readers to one of Brazil's distinctive contemporary literary voices.

Publisher
Foundry Editions

Publication Date
September 25, 2025

Format
Paperback

Pages
224

Subjects
Literary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Brazilian Literature · Historical Fiction

ISBN
9781917260121