At the end of the novel, Alma asks Leo who Bruno is. Leo responds, "He's the greatest character I ever wrote. He's dead. He died on a July day in 1941." Was that really the truth? If so, does that mean Bruno had all along been a figment of his imagination? However, if it wasn't true, why did Leo say that?
shareits true. bruno doesn't exist. well, he did, but he died, so leo "created" the older bruno to be his companion.
shareI was waiting for something like that at the end once Leo started thinking about how much he imagnied vs. reality, and I was wondering if Isaac Moritz was really his son or if he made that up? I'm guessing not, but still.
Also if someone could answer my questin I'd sooo appreciate it-
What was the deal with Alma (the 15-year-old, present day) assuming Isaac Moritz was sending the letter to her mom to have History of Love translated? Couldn't it have been anyone, since Moritz was a famous author and anyone could have used the character name?
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Moritz knew that his father was Leo Gursky after having found some correspondence between his mother and Leo from years past. He wanted the novel translated so that he could relate more closely to the father he never knew.
shareI agree that it could have been anyone, as The Remedy was supposedly Isaac Moritz's most renowned work. But I think it was completely logical for Alma to jump instantly to the (correct) conclusion that Isaac was the one who asked for the translation, since her whole search began with The History of Love, leading her to find the real-life Alma M-E-R-E-M-I-N-S-K-I. :) She was convinced from early on that the parts in the book about her were real, so I think it made sense that she instantly thinks it was her son Isaac who sent the letters.
I believe Alma also mentioned that he wrote in the letter that he used to "pretend to write" in order to strengthen the connection.
Also, whoever wrote the letters to Charlotte said that someone used to read extracts from "the history of love" to him when he was little. We know that Leo sent extracts from his book to Alma in his letters to her. So it makes sense that she would have read them to her son, no?
shareI agree, Jacob had to be Issac, it makes sense that his mother read him his father's book.
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