Books set in Spain (60)
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Death in Spring : A Novel by Mercè Rodoreda EN
SpainDescription:
Merce Rodoreda depicts the story of the bizarre and destructive customs of a nameless town-burying the dead in trees after filling their mouths with cement to prevent their soul from escaping, or sending a man to swim in the river that courses underneath the town to discover if they will be washed away by a flood-through the eyes of a fourteen-year-old boy who must come to terms with the rhyme and reason of this ritual violence, and with his wild, child-like, and teenaged stepmother, who becomes his playmate.
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Dedos de dátiles by Muḥsin Ramlī ES
IraqDescription:
Han transcurrido diez años desde que Selim, un exiliado iraquí que trabaja en Madrid, huyó de la dictadura, la guerra, y las estrictas tradiciones familiares y religiosas de su país. Su tranquila vida se ve alterada el día en que se encuentra con su padre, de quien no había tenido noticias durante años, ahora convertido en un irreconocible personaje.
La religión, la guerra, la muerte y el amor sirven como base para presentar conflictos sociales o morales con una espléndida sensibilidad poética. El autor manifiesta aqu&iacut... continue
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Dogs of Summer : A Novel by Andrea Abreu EN
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"[A] firecracker of a debut . . . Abreu's novel, in Julia Sanches's sparkling translation, is a revelation, perfectly capturing a festering summer of meltdowns and shrinking horizons." —The New York Times My Brilliant Friend meets Blue is the Warmest Color in this lyrical debut novel set in a working-class neighborhood of the Canary Islands—a story about two girls coming of age in the early aughts and a friendship that simmers into erotic desire over the course of one hot summer. High near the volcano of northern Tenerife, an endless ceiling of cloud cover traps the working class in an abject,... continue
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El corazón de Tirana by Pajtim Statovci ES
KosovoDescription:
Después de un vistazo al futuro, Roma en 1998, la historia vuelve a Tirana, capital de Albania, en los tiempos de la caída del régimen comunista, en la que el preadolescente Bujar nos va narrando su vida, su especial relación con su padre, y su gran amistad con Agim, brillante y con gran autodeterminación, quien disfruta de vestirse de mujer.
A través de las narraciones del padre de Bujar, podemos acceder a muchos de los mitos y leyendas de Albania, y comprender parte de su construcción cultural.
A medida que avanza, la historia alterna la nar... continue
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El cuarto de atrás by Carmen Martín Gaite ES
Description:
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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"Set in the stark beauty of the Andalusian mountains El Hacho tells the story of Curro, an olive farmer determined to honour his family tradition in the face of drought, deluge and the lucrative temptations of a rapidly modernising Spain. Wonderfully crafted, El Hacho is a poignant and compelling story of struggle and hope."
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El metro by Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo ES
Country: Africa / 
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Description:
Lambert Obama Ondo immigrates to Span in search of a better life but what price will he have to pay for it?
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Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda EN
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A Gatsby-esque novel about Spain in the 1920s on the eve of the Spanish Civil War
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Granada : A Novel by Radwa Ashour EN
EgyptDescription:
Radwa Ashour skillfully weaves a history of Granadan rule and an Arabic world into a novel that evokes cultural loss and the disappearance of a vanquished population. The novel follows the family of Abu Jaafar the bookbinder—his wife, widowed daughter-in-law, her two children, and his two apprentices—as they witness Christopher Columbus and his entourage in a triumphant parade featuring exotic plants, animals, human captives from the New World. Embedded in the narrative is the preparation for the marriage of Saad, one of the apprentices, and Saleema, Abu Jaafar's granddaughter—which is elegant... continue