Life in Miniature is a new novel by Argentinian Mariana Sández. The protagonist, Dorothea Dodds, has spent 59 years preferring to do nothing more than be the assistant of her father, a famous painter and authoritarian.

The fate of the very beloved DorotheA Dodds can break your heart, says author Enrique Vila-Matas. The book is tirelessly reread and discovering new twists each time: Bartleby and company, says Vila Matas.