by Luis Sepúlveda · Salani · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788831003261
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«Storia di una gabbianella e del gatto che le insegnò a volare» is the children's novel by Luis Sepúlveda published by Salani in paperback.
A seagull named Kengah gets trapped in an oil slick and, dying, reaches a balcony in Hamburg. There the cat Zorba promises to look after the egg she leaves, not to eat the chick and to teach it to fly. With the help of the neighbourhood's feline community, Zorba tries to keep those three promises.
Italian edition of 127 pages, published in 2020, with translation by Ilide Carmignani and illustrations by Simona Mulazzani. The Spanish original appeared in 1996.
Recommended for readers aged 9 and up, especially those who enjoy stories featuring animals.
Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the 1970s. Sepúlveda authored numerous poetry books and short stories; in addition to Spanish, his mother tongue, he also spoke English, the language in which he wrote his first novel, El viejo que leía novelas de amor.
