by Michel Faber · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433970336
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«Pétalo carmesí, flor blanca» is the historical novel by Michel Faber published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (1040 pages, in Spanish).
In Victorian London, Sugar, a young prostitute, meets William Rackham, a married gentleman whose wife rejects intimacy. Their encounter confronts him with the passion she arouses and the obligations of his world, in a plot combining serial fiction, social criticism, and a reflection on femininity.
First edition in April 2004, in the Panorama de narrativas collection (no. 573), translated by Jaime Zulaika.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction who enjoy lengthy narratives and Victorian settings.
Michel Faber is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White, and Under the Skin (2000) which was adapted for film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson. His novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds, was published in 2020. His book, Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, a non-fiction work about music, came out in October 2023.
