by Rafael Chirbes · Assírio & Alvim · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789723718287
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A remarkable novel by one of the greatest European writers of our time. A bestseller in Spain and Germany, "Na Margem" was considered the best Spanish novel of 2013 by the literary supplements of El Mundo, El País, and ABC, among others. Winner of the Francisco Umbral Prize, the National Narrative Prize, and the Critics' Prize for Castilian Narrative.
The discovery of a corpse in the Olba swamp initiates the narrative. Its protagonist, Esteban, was forced to close his carpentry shop, leaving those who worked there helpless. While caring for his terminally ill father, he investigates the reasons for a ruin where he assumes the dual role of victim and executioner, finding in its rubble the values that governed a society, a world, and a time. The mirror in which he looks reflects an image made of broken dreams and lost illusions, with nothing escaping the voracity of these early years of the 21st century, where love, family, friendship, and even social conventions have become part of a banquet menu for the few.
