by Carme Riera · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420430270
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«Las últimas palabras» is the historical novel by Carme Riera, published by Alfaguara in paperback (160 pages, in Spanish).
The work presents the fictional memoirs of Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria, cousin of Empress Sisi, dictated to his secretary before his death. They reveal his secret life: his fascination with Mallorca, his service to the Viennese court, his view of the events leading to the Great War, and his controversial loves.
Winner of the BBVA Sant Joan Prize 2016, it belongs to Alfaguara's Hispánica collection and was published in March 2017.
A read for those seeking fiction based on real historical figures and European atmospheres of the early twentieth century.
Carme Riera Guilera is a novelist and essayist. She has also written short stories, scripts for radio and television and literary criticism. She holds a doctorate in Hispanic Philology and is a professor of Spanish literature at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
