by Javier García Sánchez · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401325830
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«El Alpe d'Huez» is the novel by Spanish writer Javier García Sánchez, published in 1994 by Plaza & Janés in paperback (397 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Jabato, a veteran Cantabrian cyclist over thirty-six years old whom no one believes has a chance in the mythical ascent of Alpe d'Huez in the Tour de France. Against general skepticism, he insists on competing and his determination borders on obsession, in a story about personal improvement and the limits of the human being.
A novel aimed at cycling enthusiasts and readers of contemporary Spanish fiction.
Javier García Sánchez is a Spanish writer. Born in Barcelona in 1955, he studied at the Complutense University in Madrid. He edited the magazine Quimera for two years, and wrote in the culture pages of La Voz de Euskadi. He achieved literary success with his second novel La dama del viento sur, which won the Premio Pío Baroja and was translated into English by Michael Bradburn Ruster and Myrna R. Villa. He won the Premio Herralde with a later novel La historia más triste. His book on the champion road cyclist Miguel Indurain has been translated into English.
