by Carme Riera · Punto de Lectura S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466305808
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«Por el cielo y más allá» is the historical novel by Carme Riera, published by Punto de Lectura in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
In the mid-nineteenth century, as the first stirrings of independence emerge in Havana, two brothers gamble at cards for the fate of María de Fortaleza. The work interweaves psychological narrative and historical fiction, with courtships, violent deaths, and social and political upheavals that affect the protagonist, Spain, and Cuba.
Originally published in Catalan as «Cap al cel obert» (2000), winner of the Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Novel·la and nominated for the Premi Llibreter for fiction.
Set in colonial Cuba, it will appeal to those who enjoy novels that combine history and character psychology.
Carme Riera Guilera is a novelist and essayist. She has also written short stories, scripts for radio and television and literary criticism. She holds a doctorate in Hispanic Philology and is a professor of Spanish literature at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
