by José Luis Sampedro · Rba · tapa dura · ISBN 9788447301850
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«La vieja sirena» is the historical novel by José Luis Sampedro, published by RBA in hardcover (678 pages, in Spanish).
In third-century Egypt, between the decline of the great empires and the rise of Christianity, a mysterious and beautiful woman travels to Alexandria. There she meets Ahram the Navigator, a man of action thirsting for power, and the philosopher Krito. The novel blends historical recreation and fantastic narrative to speak of power and the present.
Published in 1993. Work number 25 in the RBA collection «Narrativa actual. Autores de lengua española».
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary fiction in Spanish.
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.
