by Robert Westall · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420448244
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«Cielo negro sobre Kuwait» is the young adult novel by Robert Westall, published by Alfaguara in paperback (150 pages, in Spanish).
In «Cielo negro sobre Kuwait», British schoolboy Tom Higgins recounts how the Gulf War disrupts his family life: his younger brother begins to adopt the identity of an Iraqi and his strange behavior conditions their coexistence. The work combines the tension of the conflict with a reflection on the senselessness of war.
The novel's original title is «Gulf», published in 1992; the Spanish-language edition by Alfaguara dates from 1996.
Suitable for young readers aged 14 and over, interested in war novels with an adolescent protagonist and historical backdrop.
Robert Atkinson Westall was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of British war novelists". His first book, The Machine Gunners, won the 1975 Carnegie Medal for the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. It was named among the top ten Medal-winners at the 70th anniversary celebration in 2007. Westall also won a second Carnegie, a Smarties Prize, and the once-in-a-lifetime Guardian Prize.
