SPANISH & CATALAN LANGUAGE AUTHORS
NARRATIVA
- Pablo ARANDA
- Juan Luis ARSUAGA
- Joan BARRIL
- Nuria BARRIOS
- Xuan BELLO
- Felipe BENÍTEZ REYES
- Joan-Daniel BEZSONOFF
- Juan BONILLA
- Dolors BORAU
- Javier CALVO
- Martín CASARIEGO
- Nicolás CASARIEGO
- Paula CIFUENTES
- Mario CUENCA SANDOVAL
- Cristina FALLARÁS
- Pedro FEIJOO
- Josep Maria FONALLERAS
- Antonio GARCÍA ÁNGEL
- Ignacio GARCÍA-VALIÑO
- José A. GARRIGA VELA
- Marcos GIRALT TORRENTE
- Ismael GRASA
- Javier GUTIÉRREZ
- Menchu GUTIÉRREZ
- Najat El HACHMI
- Lourdes IGLESIAS
- Sebastià JOVANI
- Use LAHOZ
- Sonia LAREDO
- José Carlos LLOP
- Pedro MAIRAL
- Ignacio MARTÍNEZ DE PISóN
- Miguel MENA
- Cristina MORALES
- Fabiola MORALES
- Miquel OBIOLS
- Vicenç PAGÈS JORDÀ
- Enric PARDO
- Jordi PUNTÍ
- Emma RIVEROLA
- Félix ROMEO
- Fernando ROYUELA
- Màrius SERRA
- Jordi SOLER
- Ramon SOLSONA
- Andrés TRAPIELLO
- David TRUEBA
- Ángela VALLVEY
- Ignacio VIDAL-FOLCH
- Enrique VILA-MATAS
- Rolando VILLAZÓN
- Pedro ZARRALUKI
José Carlos LLOP
El mensajero de Argel
Destino, 2005
(The Messenger from Algiers) While all of Europe is slowly being torn apart, Carlos Orfila Klein begins a voyage to the past from the uncertain present of a city on the Mediterranean. Orfila Klein, director of a radio show, is obsessed with memories. This obsession leads him to search for a father that disappeared in the failure of hippie communes and to stalk the mystery of a grandfather involved in the defeated Europe in the Second World War. In his search, family secrets are unveiled that begin to crack open the lies of the past and reveal a terrible truth that revolves around a mysterious messenger from Algiers.
Part thriller and part novel of ideas, El mensajero de Argel builds a fascinating plot filled with enigmas, and plunges us into a world where the protagonist finds himself immersed in a Machiavellian circle of deceit and converted into a puppet in the hands of others. A stunning novel about the mysteries of the past, the uncertainties of the present, and the secret passions of all time.
(Spain, Destino); (France, Actes Sud - Jacqueline Chambon)
«Originally loaded with zest (…) a wonderful discovery.» Claude Michel Cluny, Le Figaro
«A writer from head to toe.» Michel Polac, Charlie Hebdo
«Llop introduces the reader into an enigmatic an enveloping atmosphere. (…) A master of the art of combining prose, poetry and diary writing, Llop is in a world of his own.» E. Rodríguez, El Mundo
«A master when it comes to describing the gray of failed passions.» A. Tomàs, L’Avui
«An impeccably-made novel.» Miguel Dalmau, Qué Leer
«…an elegance worthy of underlining.» Miguel García-Posada, ABC
«El mensajero de Argel is the pure pleasure of writing: rich, dense, peppered with humour, intensity and serenity » Jean-Pierre Ressot, Quinzaine Littéraire