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Els estranys
In 1837, in the middle of the Carlist war, in a moment when the past and future come together in a violent collision, a young Prussian crosses the Pyrenees to fight for Order. However, due to a misunderstanding he finds himself trapped in a disconcerting ruined city. As time passes his confusion grows until it becomes a constant companion and the only way he has left of viewing the world. Friendship, family, religion, politics: in this place everything seems backwards, transfigured or dislocated. 'The Strangers' is a novel which moves between humour and tragedy, full of music, eccentric characters and extraordinarily vivid scenes. With a style that incorporates a range of registers, alternating between the present and the past, the book takes us on a journey to the centre of the strangeness we all carry inside ourselves.