by Carme Riera · Destino · tapa dura · ISBN 9788423323685
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«Dins el darrer blau» is the historical novel by Carme Riera, published by Destino in hardcover (431 pages, in Catalan).
The action takes place in late 17th-century Mallorca. A community of converso and crypto-Jewish Jews lives harassed by the Inquisition; their only hope is to flee towards the sea and a better life. The plot interweaves the respectable people, the peasants and artisans, and the frightened conversos.
Eighth edition, published in September 1997 in the L'Ancora collection. Awards: Josep Pla (1994), Joan Crexells (1994), Lletra d'Or (1995) and Premio Nacional de Narrativa (1995).
For readers of historical fiction and Catalan narrative interested in 17th-century Mallorca.
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Carme Riera Guilera is a novelist and essayist. She has also written short stories, scripts for radio and television and literary criticism. She holds a doctorate in Hispanic Philology and is a professor of Spanish literature at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
