by Antonio Martínez Menchén · Editorial Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420441016
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«Fosco» is the children's and young adult novel by Antonio Martínez Menchén, published by Editorial Alfaguara in paperback (104 pages, in Spanish).
In post-war Spain, the boy Pepe lives amid scarcity and absence and takes refuge in Fosco, an imaginary dog that accompanies and protects him. Through his eyes, the novel shows the mark of the war and maintains that friendship and love, though intangible, help face the harshness of reality.
Originally published in 1985, it is number 180 in the Alfaguara Juvenil collection.
Aimed at young adult and adult readers, it is suitable for those seeking stories about childhood and post-war Spain.
Antonio Martínez Menchén was a Spanish writer. He is best known for his work in children's literature. He began his career under editor Carlos Barral with the publications of Cinco Variaciones (1963) and Las Tapias (1968). He is most widely known for his children's book La espada y la rosa (1993). He was the father of poet Carlos Martínez Aguirre and brother of writer Andrés Sorel. Menchén was born in Linares, Jaén in 1930, and died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 91.
