by Javier Tomeo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447316328
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«El canto de las tortugas» is the novel by Javier Tomeo, published by RBA Coleccionables in paperback (159 pages, in Spanish).
A young man with a confused psychiatric history settles into an inherited mansion in a remote village. His only purpose is to strike up an impossible dialogue with the local animals —sheep, cows, cats, poultry— to create bonds of love and rapport. His oddness, described as a kind of secular Saint Francis, provokes the mockery of the villagers.
Originally published in 1998 within the Nueva Narrativa collection, it falls within contemporary fiction.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction who seek eccentric characters and a reflection on madness and lack of communication.
Javier Tomeo was a Spanish (Aragonese) essayist, dramatist, and novelist.
