by Manuel Vilas · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420431697
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«Ordesa» is the autobiographical novel by Manuel Vilas, published by Alfaguara in paperback (392 pages, in Spanish).
The narrator, a middle-aged writer, remembers the death of his parents and reconstructs his childhood in a Spain marked by the passing of decades. Between grief and memory, the story mixes reality and fiction to speak of fragility, family, uprootedness and the need to keep living when bonds are broken.
The novel belongs to the Narrativa Hispánica collection and was published in 2018. In 2019 it won the Prix Femina Étranger.
Aimed at readers aged 16 and over, especially those seeking contemporary literary fiction about family memory and grief.
Manuel Vilas is a Spanish writer. He has achieved distinction in several genres, including poetry, essays, short stories and novels. His novel Alegría was a finalist for the Premio Planeta while an earlier book Ordesa won the Prix Femina Étranger.
