El reino de la nada

Synopsis of El reino de la nada

«El reino de la nada» is the short story collection by Emilio Gavilanes Franco, published by Menoscuarto Ediciones in paperback (168 pages, in Spanish).

The story that gives the volume its title places the inmates of an abandoned asylum at the start of the Spanish Civil War; the other twelve narratives explore the limits of madness and the mystery of existence. As a whole, the book delves into permanent human concerns such as love, memory and the passage of time.

First edition published in 2011. It is number 55 in the Reloj de Arena collection.

For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and short fiction with a historical backdrop.