by Jane Gardam · Rialp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432125904
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«La tierra hueca» is Jane Gardam's collection of short stories, published by Rialp in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
Two friends, one a local and the other from London, explore abandoned mines and underground rivers while listening to incredible stories and having adventures as fun as they are risky. A collection of short stories that plays with reality and legend to reflect rural life.
It belongs to the El Roble Centenario collection. Winner of the Whitbread Prize in 1981; this Spanish edition, translated by M. Ángeles Santos Uribarri, appeared in 1990.
Recommended for young readers aged 12 and up who enjoy classic-style adventure stories.
Jane Mary Gardam was an English writer of children's and adult fiction and literary critic. She also penned reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph and wrote for BBC Radio. She lived in Kent, Wimbledon and Yorkshire. She won numerous literary awards, including the Whitbread Award twice. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2005.
