by Manuel de Pedrolo · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429749182
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«Mecanoscrit del segon origen» is the science fiction novel by Manuel de Pedrolo, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (256 pages, in Catalan).
In a distant future, the book narrates how an extraterrestrial invasion destroys civilization and leaves only two survivors: Alba, a fourteen-year-old girl, and Dídac, a black boy of six or seven. Together they must rebuild humanity from scratch, in a story that questions whether what is narrated is fiction or the real testimony of a survivor turned mother of humanity.
Work by Manuel de Pedrolo from 1974, reissued by Edicions 62. Includes an edition by Carme Ballús Molina and is part of the BUTXACA collection.
For readers of science fiction and Catalan literature, especially those seeking a dystopian classic; it is also common reading in schools.
Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina was a Catalan author of novels, short stories, poetry and plays. He is mostly known for his sci-fi novel Mecanoscrit del segon origen.
