by José Luis Sampedro · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401427145
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«El río que nos lleva» is the novel by José Luis Sampedro, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (416 pages, in Spanish).
A crew of log drivers transports pines down the Tagus River, from the high waters to Aranjuez, in a novel about the harshness of their trade and about dignity and freedom. Joining the crew are Paula, a mysterious woman who stirs passions, and Shannon, an Irishman just out of the war who discovers the dignity of those rough men.
Novel originally published in 1961. This 1998 edition is part of the Biblioteca de José Luis Sampedro collection.
For readers of Spanish fiction and contemporary literature, particularly those interested in rural Spain and its traditional trades.
José Luis Sampedro Sáez was a Spanish economist and writer who advocated an economy "more humane, more caring, able to help develop the dignity of peoples". Academician of the Real Academia Española since 1990, he was the recipient of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain, the Menéndez Pelayo International Prize (2010) and the Spanish Literature National Prize (2011). He became an inspiration for the anti-austerity movement in Spain.
