Como saliva en la arena

Synopsis of Como saliva en la arena

«Como saliva en la arena» is the young adult novel by Klaus Kordon, published by Santillana Educación in paperback (280 pages, in Spanish).

Munli, a thirteen-year-old girl, runs away from home when she learns her father wants to marry her to an older, violent man. Her escape takes her across India amid injustice and poverty, forced to learn in order to survive; the novel recounts her passage to maturity and reflects the social reality of broad swathes of the country.

Originally published in German as «Wie Spucke im Sand», it belongs to Alfaguara's Red Series. Awarded the German National Prize for Young Adult Literature and the Zilveren Griffel.

A novel for young adult readers, especially those seeking stories of maturity and social critique set in India.