by Henning Mankell · Siruela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498412000
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«El secreto del fuego» is the young adult novel by Henning Mankell published by Siruela in paperback (152 pages, in Spanish).
Sofia is twelve years old and lives in Mozambique, in an environment marked by poverty. After stepping on an anti-personnel mine, her life changes completely, but she survives and refuses to give up. Mankell tells her story with closeness, showing how the girl faces the aftermath and her surroundings, in a country scarred by war.
First installment of the Sofia series (Mozambique trilogy). Winner of the Katholischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis and the Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award.
Suitable reading for young people aged 14 and up, with a story that brings closer the reality of Mozambique and personal overcoming.
Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
