What if the companion you are destined to walk with forever is not a person, but a statue named Solitude?

In Melancolia, Mircea Cărtărescu offers three mesmerizing stories that explore the absolute landscape of abandonment and the loss of innocence. Hovering between dream and reality, the narrative follows characters isolated in a surreal universe where mothers disappear, statues levitate, and the laws of physics bow to the weight of emotion.

The book reaches a poignant climax when a boy encounters "Vasile Solitude," a broken statue holding an illegible stone book. As they walk together down a deserted street, leaving long shadows behind them, the story becomes a haunting meditation on the crushing weight of loneliness and the silent companions that stay with us for a lifetime.