The Blue Palace of the Belgian Engineers
Autor Fulgencio Arguelles Traducere de Frank Wynneen Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 feb 2017
"A magnificent and powerful novel." —Ernesto Ayala-Dip, El País
In September 1927, Nalo starts working as a trainee for the gardener at the blue palace of the Belgian engineers. A time of revolutions and war, his years at the palace will bring his awakening to life. With a careful and crafted prose, Fulgencio Argüelles displays a varied array of characters who share friendship, love, and hardship.
An ongoing success in Spain, now in its eighth reprint. A perfect blend of historical novel and top literary fiction with an outstanding translation by a multi-awarded translator.
In September 1927, Nalo starts working as a trainee for the gardener at the blue palace of the Belgian engineers. A time of revolutions and war, his years at the palace will bring his awakening to life. With a careful and crafted prose, Fulgencio Argüelles displays a varied array of characters who share friendship, love, and hardship.
An ongoing success in Spain, now in its eighth reprint. A perfect blend of historical novel and top literary fiction with an outstanding translation by a multi-awarded translator.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9788494426292
ISBN-10: 849442629X
Pagini: 328
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 25 mm
Editura: Hispabooks
ISBN-10: 849442629X
Pagini: 328
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 25 mm
Editura: Hispabooks
Notă biografică
Fulgencio Argüelles is a multi-award winning Spanish fiction writer born in 1955. He has published several novels and short story collections. He also writes contributions for several Spanish newspapers.
Frank Wynne is an Irish literary translator and writer born in 1962. He has translated many authors including Michel Houellebecq, Boualem Sansal, Frédéric Beigbeder and the late Ivoirian novelist Ahmadou Kourouma. He has won several prestigious translation awards.
Frank Wynne is an Irish literary translator and writer born in 1962. He has translated many authors including Michel Houellebecq, Boualem Sansal, Frédéric Beigbeder and the late Ivoirian novelist Ahmadou Kourouma. He has won several prestigious translation awards.
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A tender story of friendship, love and hardship written in the style of grand novels with a very literary feel.