Cuando los dioses escriben el libro del destino

Synopsis of Cuando los dioses escriben el libro del destino

«Cuando los dioses escriben el Libro del Destino» is Alice Albinia's family saga novel, published by Alevosía (Siruela) in hardcover (456 pages).

Lila, a woman with a mysterious past, returns to Delhi after twenty years for a family wedding. Her return uncovers secrets and grudges cooled by distance, in a portrait of contemporary India with caste and religious tensions. Narrated by Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, who tries to save Lila from her enemy Vyasa.

First Spanish edition, translated from English by Dora Sales; the original title is «Leela's Book». The work was nominated for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2013.

For adult readers fond of family plots, social portraits and Indian settings with a mythological viewpoint.