by José Carlos Somoza · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422692379
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«Clara y la penumbra» is the novel by José Carlos Somoza, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (476 pages, in Spanish).
Dystopian future where art has become an experience linked to suffering. After the death of a young model used as a canvas, Clara becomes involved in a dangerous artistic creation that puts her life at stake. The novel explores the relationship between artistic creation, immortality and sacrifice, in a universe where death and art are inseparable.
The novel was awarded the Fernando Lara Novel Prize 2001 and the Hammett Prize 2002.
José Carlos Somoza Ortega is a Spanish author. He was born in Havana, Cuba. In 1960 his family moved to Spain after being exiled for being from a bourgeoisie class. His family proved to be in difficult financial situation after having moved to Spain because they had been forbidden to take anything along except their child. And there were a lot of friends who helped them a lot during their first years in Spain. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in psychiatry, but he gave up medicine in order to become a full-time writer in 1994. Since 1994 he made his first steps in writing and sent his works to the different literature competitions, to magazines and publishers all over Spain. And his first book was published the same year. When his fifth novel The Cave of Ideas obtained an international acknowledge, he realized that he had chosen the right route in his life.
