- 80 pages
- English
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The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes
About this book
Based on the short story by Hassan Blasim. Salim, an Iraqi refugee, takes on a new identity In London after fleeing persecution in Baghdad. He is picked up, and marries a wealthy older woman, who enthusiastically coaches him in the bedroom for his forthcoming citizenship test. But Carlos Fuentes finds that knowing the names of all six of Henry VIII's wives can neither satisfy his new wife nor turn him into a "Britishman". The nightmare of the violence of his past catches up with him, and suddenly he is at the airport, accompanied by a G4 security guard, waiting for a plane to take him back to Iraq.
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ONE
August 2007.
A hotel room. A double bed. A chair towards the foot of it. On a bedside table there is a bottle of champagne in an ice bucket.
CARLOS, wearing a hotel dressing gown, is in bed, handcuffed to a bedpost. LYDIA, wearing a slip, is on her hands and knees looking for the key to the handcuffs. Her dress is draped over the chair. A pair of stilettos lie on the floor along with CARLOS’ discarded clothes and shoes.
CARLOS is pointing to a spot on the floor with his foot. He has a strong Iraqi accent.
CARLOS: Over there.
LYDIA: Where?
CARLOS: (Pointing.) There.
She looks to where he is pointing.
LYDIA: Here?
CARLOS: No. (His foot can’t reach so he indicates with his eyes.) Look.
LYDIA: (Looking on the floor.) I can’t see anything.
CARLOS: Look eyes!
LYDIA: What do you think I’m looking with!?
CARLOS: No. Look in my eyes.
LYDIA: In?
CARLOS: My eyes.
LYDIA: (Confused.) Your eyes? You want me to look with your eyes?
CARLOS: No!
CARLOS indicates with his head and eyes.
LYDIA: Oh! You want me to look at your eyes.
CARLOS: Yes!
LYDIA: You’re going to try hypnosis?
CARLOS: Hypno…what? I want key. What is hip-nose?
LYDIA: It’s…never mind. Where am I looking? Show me again.
CARLOS indicates again. LYDIA looks to where he is pointing.
CARLOS: See?
LYDIA: Oh.
CARLOS: Something?
LYDIA: Yes.
LYDIA picks up something from the floor and looks at it.
CARLOS: Is key? (He pulls at his handcuffs.) Lydia?
LYDIA: Afraid not. It’s your ring.
She gives him the ring. It is a large silver ring with a bright red stone.
CARLOS: Why is this on floor?
LYDIA sits down in the armchair with a sigh. She picks up a glass of champagne and takes a drink.
CARLOS: Who put this here?
LYDIA: Don’t look at me.
CARLOS: I put in pocket.
LYDIA: It must have fallen out. Do you want me to keep looking for the key?
CARLOS: Yes, yes. I need to go toilet.
LYDIA: Oh you do, do you?
LYDIA smiles.
CARLOS: Why are you smiling?
LYDIA walks over to CARLOS.
CARLOS: Why are you looking at me like this?
LYDIA jumps on CARLOS and tickles him under the armpits. He lets out a girlish scream. LYDIA tickles him again mercilessly. CARLOS bursts into uncontrollable giggles. LYDIA laughs with glee as she continues to torment her helpless prisoner.
CARLOS: STOP IT PLEASE! I’M GOING TO MAKE WATER! I’M GOING TO… PLEASE LYDIA!
LYDIA relents and gets off the bed. She takes a swig of champagne.
CARLOS: You are terrible, terrible woman!
LYDIA: Only playing darling.
CARLOS: Playing!? I…(Checks if he pissed himself.) I almost. What if I make piss in bed? Would you like this?
LYDIA: Well, some people are into that kind of thing.
CARLOS: Uckhh!
LYDIA: They call it watersports.
CARLOS: I don’t like to play this sport I think.
LYDIA: Well we could finish the champers and you could go in the bottle.
LYDIA offers the bottle to CARLOS.
CARLOS: I’m not a monkey.
LYDIA: Well, what do you want me to do? I’ve looked everywhere.
CARLOS: Lydia, please. I...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Characters
- Contents
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Interlude 1
- Chapter Four
- Interlude 2
- Chapter Five
- Interlude 3
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven