{"product_id":"the-last-dream-9781529918632","title":"The Last Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn intimate and mischievous story collection from legendary film director Pedro Almod var  The Last Dream brings together twelve stories from legendary film director Pedro Almod var's personal archive. Delivering a tantalising glimpse into Almod var's world, together they reflect his most intimate obsessions, as well as his daring evolution as an artist.  Ranging from a beautiful chronicle of the death of Almod var's mother in 'The Last Dream', to a love story between Jesus and Barabbas, a cult film director out in search of painkillers on a bank holiday weekend, the original story behind the film Bad Education, and a gothic tale of a repentant vampire, these mischievous stories delight and surprise.  The Last Dream is a celebration of the relationship between life and art, fiction and reality, bursting with desire and playful humour.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781529918632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 13 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x13(L)x1.5(W)175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 175\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003ePedro Almod var (Author)  Pedro Almod var is a world-renowned, multi-award-winning film director and screenwriter whose many films include Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother and Talk to Her. Almod var has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and five Goya Awards.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heady mix of factual and fictitious,\u003c\/b\u003e befitting of one of cinema’s most imaginative storytellers… [the collection is] \u003cb\u003ebracing, the book serving as an outlet for something Almodóvar can’t express from behind a camera…\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dream\u003c\/i\u003e has its pleasures – some of them lurid, some rather\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003epoignant * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e'The Life and Death of Miguel'...\u003cb\u003ecould have been written by Roberto Bolaño at his height\u003c\/b\u003e... It’s fascinating that in fiction Almodóvar prefers to inhabit [a] historical and often fantastical universe. To judge by \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehe’s akin to a Spanish Angela Carter\u003c\/b\u003e, or a cousin to the undersung Argentinian genius Silvina Ocampo. What his films and stories have in common is a vivid melodrama; a preoccupation with motherhood, outsiders and religion -- Camilla Grudova * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s no surprise that Pedro Almodóvar’s \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003einstantly fascinating, brimming with twisting narratives and unforgettable endings\u003c\/b\u003e—Almodóvar has given us three decades of such stories on the big screen. \u003cb\u003eWhat’s more surprising, what’s actually thrilling, is witnessing this major artist fully flourish in a totally new medium.\u003c\/b\u003e The characters feel as vivid and complex as anyone I might call to talk about them. Their resentments fester and erupt. They orbit - clumsily, hilariously, tragically - epiphanic moments of emotional and psychosexual clarity. There’s a Borgesian uncanny braided throughout - \u003cb\u003elike Borges, Almodóvar’s mind seems to be reporting from another world to illuminate, clarify, and challenge our own\u003c\/b\u003e. This is not auxiliary fiction from a film director; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Dream s\u003c\/i\u003etands alone as a major literary talent’s virtuosic debut\u003c\/b\u003e * Kaveh Akbar, New York Times bestselling author of Martyr! *\u003cbr\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dream\u003c\/i\u003e are like \u003cb\u003ea kaleidoscope that reflects to you only the finest, most unexpected moments\u003c\/b\u003e. The delicious blend of truth and fiction \u003cb\u003edrops you intimately, with raw honesty, inside Almodóvar’s heart. I love this book!\u003c\/b\u003e * Miguel Arteta, director of Beatriz At Dinner *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Dream \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ean inspiring testament to one of cinema’s great creative forces.\u003c\/b\u003e These stories\/ allegories\/ dreams\/ philosophical riffs and intense personal sketches shimmer with \u003cb\u003eall of the vibrance, humour, provocation and humanity of Almodóvar’s entire body of work. A true delight\u003c\/b\u003e * Sam Lypsyte, author of the New York Times bestseller The Ask *\u003cbr\u003eLike his films…[the short stories] are\u003cb\u003e keenly observed, melodramatically powerful, sad and sardonic…\u003c\/b\u003eand always spiritually sumptuous * Empire *\u003cbr\u003eWith its intriguing mix of short stories and personal sketches the book is more interesting than the average autobiography… \u003cb\u003ethere is much to enjoy\u003c\/b\u003e in this book * Morning Star *","brand":"Pedro Almodóvar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48752450273497,"sku":"9781529918632","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/image_84b5d016-ae5b-48d1-94a4-63bdddd28d40.jpg?v=1779889772","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-last-dream-9781529918632","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}