by Fernando Arrabal · Planeta DeAgostini · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439576464
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«La torre herida por el rayo» is the chess-themed novel by Fernando Arrabal, published by Planeta DeAgostini in paperback (242 pages).
The novel takes place during a world chess championship and focuses on the two finalists: the narrative alternates the game's moves with the life and quirks of each rival, two opposing archetypes that end up converging in an unexpected outcome.
Winner of the Premio Nadal in 1982; this edition is part of the Premios Nadal Collection from Planeta DeAgostini.
For fans of Spanish literature and stories set in the world of chess.
Fernando Arrabal Terán is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado", or "half-expatriate, half-exiled".
