by José Ovejero · Espasa · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467017588
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«Las vidas ajenas» is the crime novel by José Ovejero, published by Espasa in hardcover (284 pages, in Spanish).
A group of people in Brussels make a living emptying the apartments of the deceased. When Daniel finds some compromising photos about the Belgian colonial past, the marginalized people around him try to turn them into blackmail. The plot pits these amateur criminals against a banker used to high finance.
Published in 2005 and winner of the Premio Primavera de Novela that year. First volume in the Espasa Narrativa collection.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction looking for an urban story with a social backdrop.
José Ovejero is a Spanish writer. He was born in Madrid but has lived outside Spain for the greater part of his life. He has worked in a variety of genres, including poetry, drama, essays, short stories and novels. He won the 2013 Premio Alfaguara for his novel La invención del amor.
