Magical realism books set in Spain (9)
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The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN
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From the author of the international phenomenon "The Shadow of the Wind" comes "The Angel's Game" comes a new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. Through a dizzingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.
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El cuarto de atrás by Carmen Martín Gaite ES
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En una noche de insomnio y de tormenta, la escritora, inopinadamente, recibe la visita de un desconocido vestido de negro, cuya identidad permanece ambigua a lo largo de todo el relato. La extraña relación que se va creando entre ella y ese interlocutor desconcertante, que en nada se parece a los entrevistados de oficio, mantiene en suspenso el ánimo del lector, pendiente de las pistas del enigma y de su posible desenlace. La autora se sirve de este esquema argumental para romper el hilo de una serie de recuerdos de infancia y juventud, que se desgranan confundidos con sus... continue
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When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà EN
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Sol?'s vivid and magical tale, winner of the European Union Prize, brings to life a small Pyrenees village. The story begins when a farmer is killed by a lightning strike during a storm, leaving his wife, Si?, a widowed mother to a daughter, Mia, and a two-month-old son, Hilari. When Mia grows up, she falls in love with Jaume, the son of "Giants," who are stigmatized for their size as well as lack of education and rough manner. After Jaume accidentally kills Hilari in a hunting accident, he's jailed while he awaits his trial for murder, and Mia is left alone to live her life in the mountains w... continue
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The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN
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The third in a series of novels that began with The Angel’s Game and The Shadow of the Wind. The Prisoner of Heaven returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957, one year after Daniel and Bea from The Shadow of the Wind have married. They now have a son, Julian, and are living with Daniel’s father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them and is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning wh... continue
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The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon EN
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New York Times bestseller One of O: The Oprah Magazine's 15 Favorite Books of 2018 A Library Journal Best Book of 2018 The internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author returns to the magnificent universe he constructed in his bestselling novels The Shadow of the Wind, The Angel’s Game, and The Prisoner of Heaven in this riveting series finale—a heart-pounding thriller and nail-biting work of suspense which introduces a sexy, seductive new heroine whose investigation shines a light on the dark history of Franco’s Spain. In this unforgettable final volume of Ruiz Zafón’s cycle of... continue
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I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà EN
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Dawn is breaking over the Guilleries, a rugged mountain range in Catalonia frequented by wolf hunters, brigands, deserters, race-car drivers, ghosts, and demons. In a remote farmhouse called Mas Clavell, an impossibly old woman lies on her deathbed. Family and caretakers drift in and out. Meanwhile, all the women who have lived and died in that house are waiting for her to join them. They are preparing to throw her a party.
As day turns to night, four hundred years’ worth of stories unspool, and the house reverberates with raucous laughter, pungent feasts, and piercing cries of pleasu... continue
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