by Ramon Solsona · quaderns Crema · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477271222
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«Les hores detingudes» is the contemporary fiction novel by Ramon Solsona, published by Quaderns Crema in paperback (184 pages, in Catalan).
After a tragic accident in Ostia Antica, a young widower tries to fix the memory of his deceased wife before it fades with time. The narration incorporates the voices of the father-in-law and the daughters, building a contrapuntal account of the pain of absence and memory.
Originally published in 1993, it is part of the Biblioteca Mínima collection (number 32). In 1994 it won the Premi Prudenci Bertrana, the Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or and the Lletra d'Or.
For readers of contemporary fiction in Catalan interested in intimate novels about memory, absence and family relationships.
Ramon Solsona i Sancho is a Catalan writer and publicist. He has a degree in Romance Philology and he is also a high school teacher on leave. Notable for his ironic style and numerous collaborations with print media and radio, he is a currently collaborator of a radio program.
