by Álvaro Pombo · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422685777
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«El cielo raso» is the novel by Álvaro Pombo, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (328 pages, in Spanish).
Gabriel Arintero, aware of his homosexuality from a young age, leaves Francoist Spain and takes refuge in London. Years later, in El Salvador, he meets Osvaldo, a student linked to liberation theology. The story interweaves his private life with political violence, corruption, and the possibility of changing one's life.
Novel winner of the Fundación José Manuel Lara Prize 2002, originally published in 2000 by Círculo de Lectores.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction seeking a story with political and social background and a protagonist who defies his era.
Álvaro Pombo García de los Ríos is a Spanish poet, novelist and activist.
