by Álvaro Pombo · RBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447306732
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«El hijo adoptivo» is the novel by Álvaro Pombo, published by RBA in paperback (127 pages, in Spanish).
Two unpublished writers, a deceased mother and her son Pancho, live isolated in an old country house in northern Spain, attended by an elderly maid. The unexpected visit of a man from the past, Pancho's former secretary, and the subsequent arrival of his son, disturb that stillness and drag the story toward a tragic, ironic and unforeseeable outcome. The novel combines elements of ghost story and love, with Pombo's unmistakable humor.
It belongs to RBA's Narrativa Actual collection; in the abeBooks record it appears as number 90 of that collection.
Recommended for readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and for those seeking a short novel with an unsettling atmosphere and an unexpected ending.
Álvaro Pombo García de los Ríos is a Spanish poet, novelist and activist.
