by Gabi Martínez · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788432234170
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«Las defensas» is the novel by Gabi Martínez, published by Booket in paperback (496 pages, in Spanish).
A novel based on the true story of a neurologist who, after a violent attack of madness, is admitted to a psychiatric hospital and discovers he suffers from the same autoimmune disease he was researching. His fight against the illness and against a healthcare system marked by hierarchy and corruption intertwines with the history of Spain since the Transition. The story, told in the first person by a protagonist who has lost all credibility, also addresses personal overcoming.
For readers of novels based on true events and medical and overcoming stories, and of contemporary Spanish fiction.
Gabi Martínez is a Spanish writer, screenwriter and journalist. He is considered one of the Spanish representatives of travel literature, with works such as Los mares de Wang, En la Barrera o Voy. He has also written novels and nonfiction books based on research. He received the 2012 Continuará award by Television Española in Catalonia for his literary career.
