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Nocturno de Portbou
With time, Daniel has found his place in the world, but on this night, in the deserted station of Portbou, while he awaits the arrival of a friend, memories come flooding back. Daniel's story interweaves his own uneventful life with that of SofĂa Durán, tarnished by a secret tragedy which reflects recent European history. In his remembrance, Daniel guides readers through scenes that are also moods. His depiction of urban landscapes is spellbinding and the intimate tone of the novel follows the pulse of Jaume Benavente's plot, urging readers to devour it. With the backdrop of a Europe in the process of irreparable change, Jaume Benavente constructs a novel of a time and characters who seek and seek themselves beyond the shelter of maps, out there where personal and collective history intertwine.