by José Luis Sampedro · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484504634
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«La sonrisa etrusca» is the novel by José Luis Sampedro, published by Debolsillo in paperback (336 pages, in Spanish).
An elderly peasant from Calabria arrives in Milan for a medical check-up at his children's home. There he grows close to his grandson Bruno, who bears the name used by his partisan comrades, and experiences a love story that illuminates the final stage of his life. The novel addresses love, family, and the search for fulfillment.
The work was originally published in 1985; the Debolsillo edition is from 2001.
For readers of contemporary fiction and stories about the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren.
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.
