by Àngel Guimerà · Barcanova · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788448931445
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«Mar i cel» is the young-adult adaptation of Àngel Guimerà's romantic tragedy, published by Barcanova in paperback (120 pages, in Catalan).
After boarding a Christian ship, the pirate captain Said is wounded and orders Blanca, one of the captives, to tend to his wounds. Their dealings give rise to an impossible love: he is a Saracen, she a Christian, and they know that this relationship can only lead to a tragic end. Even so, they decide to go on.
This version belongs to the «Clàssics a mida» collection, adapted by Antoni Llacay Pintat and Montserrat Viladevall Valldeperas, with illustrations by Montse Español Rodié. Recommended age: from 12 years.
For young readers approaching Catalan classics, also as school reading.
Àngel Guimerà i Jorge, usually known simply as Àngel Guimerà, was a Catalan Spanish playwright and poet. His work is known for bringing together under romantic aspects the main elements of realism. He is considered one of the principal representatives of the Renaixença movement, at the end of the nineteenth century.
