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A mythological story about the origin of the Mediterranean, a tale about the link between the countries touched by this sea, a journey through the imaginary cities that hug its coasts and the spirit of their inhabitants, both those who may have lived there in the past and those who live there today.
With the intention of burying his father in the village where he was born, Daniel sets off on a journey in a very unusual car - a hearse - driven by an Ecuadorian who is both colourful and chatty, in the best comic tradition. Who is Dani Mosca really? Perhaps, as he himself maintains, he is just a guy who writes songs, especially songs about love.
Tirant lo Blanch is one most interesting and representative novels in world literature. It was written by a Valencian, Joanot Martorell, at a time when our language was spoken and written on all the routes across the Mediterranean. Through its pages you will take part in the military and romantic adventures of a knight who wanted to achieve one dream: to liberate Constantinople from its enemies.
A nun embarrassed by the caresses of two young lovers; a gang of labourers who make a stand against their master; a group of republican prisoners in postwar prisons and an mixed race couple in a segregated area of the United States. These are some of the themes developed by Luisa Carnés, the great forgotten author of 27, in this first anthology of her stories.
Who hasn't had the opportunity (or perhaps its more of a punishment) to organise a big family celebration? Due to a peculiar family tradition, Lucia, our heroine, is left with no choice but to organise the baptism of her son Argimiro on the idyllic island of El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands.
The biggest prize ever offered by the European lottery has been won by a resident of a small town in Girona. What starts out as the happiest day ever for its inhabitants will soon turn into a race against the clock to find the lucky winner and cash in the ticket.
This morning I have put on my boots to make happy steps. They are boots that like to sing, scribble on pavements, swim in puddles, and they always, always take me where I want to go.
The world around us is marvellous. Animals, sounds, shapes, textures, sensations, nature and they way we relate to it. This book can be read as a catalogue of marvels, but also as a spiritual journey celebrating both the tragedy and joy of existence, the mystery of life.
1938. Barruelo. 13 year old Miguel believes that his father, a Republican miner, died at the Front. Then, unexpectedly, comes the news that he is in a prisoner camp close to Oviedo. His mother begs the boy to bring his father home so Miguel sets off to find him, accompanied by his inseparable dog, Greta.
El Mudo (the Mute) lives on the outskirts of a strange town in northern Argentina, with his dog India. Years ago he arrived from the city and moved into a mysterious house in the mountains, next to the river Tragadero. He tries to avoid everyone apart from Insúa, the owner of the general store, who tells him stories about the river and teaches him to survive by hunting monkeys.