Short story books set in Spain (3)
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Modelos de mujer by Almudena Grandes ES
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Como insinúa el propio título, Modelos de mujer, estos siete relatos están todos protagonizados por mujeres que, en distintas edades y circunstancias, se enfrentan todas ellas, en algún momento, a hechos extraordinarios. Todos, menos el que da título al libro, están de un modo u otro ligados a la infancia, a la capacidad de desear como motor de la voluntad, de los actos de voluntad que las protagonistas deberán asumir para impedir que la vida las avasalle. En los tres primeros cuentos -«Los ojos rotos», «Malena, una vida hervida» y «Bárbara contra la muerte»-, los personajes femeninos vencen, ... continue
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Obabakoak by Bernardo Atxaga EN
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Obabakoak means 'events that happened in Obaba', the village at the centre of a novel composed of 26 linked tales and parodies written with a delicate sense of childlike innocence. Underlying these stories is a darker theme of loss, as the narrator of the book becomes a victim of his own tales.
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Why, Why, Why? by Quim Monzó EN
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A man tries to teach a stone to speak through sheer force of will. An engaged couple makes a pact to never lie, and their union dissolves immediately. Over the course of a phone call, a man learns that his girlfriend died months ago, and that he’s been unknowingly seeing her twin sister. Prince Charming marries Cinderella, but then has an affair with the evil stepsisters. A psychopath's liver explodes after a night of heavy drinking, but instead of killing him, it allows him to be a better drinker. These, and many more, strange and twisted characters populate the pages of Why, Why, Why? , a d... continue