by Ana María Moix · Lumen · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426449153
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«Vals negro» is the novel by Ana María Moix, published by Lumen in paperback (199 pages, in Spanish).
As historical fiction, it narrates the life of Elisabeth of Austria, the popular Sissi, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The novel combines court ceremonial with the cultural climate of the time (Freud, Klimt, Mahler) and shows the empress trapped between courtly splendor and the empire's decline.
It belongs to the Femenino Singular collection (no. 15) and won the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona de Literatura en llengua castellana in 1994.
For those who enjoy historical fiction and contemporary fiction in Spanish, especially interested in Sissi and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Ana María Moix was a Spanish poet, novelist, short story writer, translator and editor. A member of the Novísimos, she was the younger sister of the writer, Terenci Moix.
