by Manuel Vicent · tapa dura · ISBN 9788439583530
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«Contra Paraíso» is the novel by Manuel Vicent published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardcover, with 232 pages in Spanish.
The book evokes Manuel Vicent's childhood in his native village: the church turned into a bar, the Republican officers occupying the house, the preparations for first communion and the ships that carried oranges to Hamburg or Liverpool. A nostalgic and visual memoir by the author.
The work originally appeared in 1993; this edition is from 2000 and belongs to the collection Los grandes autores de la narrativa española actual.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction, especially those interested in autobiographical memory and childhood.
Manuel Vicent is a Spanish writer. He was born in La Vilavella, Castellón and studied philosophy and law at the University of Valencia. A prolific author, he has written more than 40 books. He has won several literary prizes, including the Premio Nadal and the Premio Alfaguara, which he won twice.
