
La filla estrangera
Edicions 62 / Destino, 2015
Translations
(Bulgaria, Uniscorp); (Germany, Orlanda); (Hungary, Holnap); (Israel, Rimonim); (Portugal, Bertrand)
Awards
**Sant Joan Award**
**Ciutat de Barcelona Catalan Fiction Award**
Press
«Steeped in the beautiful minutae of her life, in the context of a woman deeply examining and assessing what role cultural identity and otherness might play in navigating some of life’s larger questions.» Trafika Europe
«Injects literature with fresh energy and proves that the new constellations that make up the geography of fiction are manifold and ever-changing.” Ponç Puigdevall, El País
«A huge leap forward from an author we can expect great things from: another international success.» Julià Guillamon, La Vanguardia
«An honest, thrilling, wonderfully written account of a journey.» Héctor Márquez, Mercurio
Synopsis
(The Foreign Daughter) A reflection upon family and the intensity of emotional bonds that tie us to our language and culture.
A Moroccan-born girl raised in provincial Catalonia is about to become an adult. On top of the usual personal rebellion any young person goes through, she has an additional dilemma: should stay in the world of immigration or would she be able to break the bond with her mother and leave? The main character in this novel is a brilliant young woman who must chose between an arranged marriage to her cousin, or moving to Barcelona to develop her writing talents. Her mother tongue, a variety of Berber, symbolises the difficulties of communication and the conflict of identity the protagonist experiences throughout the story, as she reflects on freedom, roots, generational differences and the complex personal, social and cultural reality her status as an immigrant imposes upon her.
MB Authors
- Pepa AGUAR
- Pablo ARANDA
- Juan Luis ARSUAGA
- Manuel ASTUR
- Flavita BANANA
- Joan BARRIL
- Nuria BARRIOS
- María BASTARÓS
- Felipe BENÍTEZ REYES
- Joan-Daniel BEZSONOFF
- BLACKIE BOOKS
- Joana BONET
- Juan BONILLA
- Emilio BUESO
- Leonardo CANO
- Pablo CARBONELL
- Martín CASARIEGO
- Nicolás CASARIEGO
- Paula CIFUENTES
- Juan CUADRA
- Mario CUENCA SANDOVAL
- Malén DENÍS
- Elizabeth DUVAL
- Maria ESCALAS
- Cristina FALLARÁS
- Eneko FERNÁNDEZ
- Laura FERRERO
- Josep Maria FONALLERAS
- Albert FORNS CANAL
- Miguel GALLARDO
- Olivia GALLO
- Xenia GARCÍA
- Ignacio GARCÍA-VALIÑO
- José A. GARRIGA VELA
- David B. GIL
- Santi GIMÉNEZ
- Marcos GIRALT TORRENTE
- Enric GONZÁLEZ
- Ismael GRASA
- Luci GUTIÉRREZ
- Javier GUTIÉRREZ
- Najat El HACHMI
- Alicia KOPF
- Use LAHOZ
- Lucía LIJTMAER
- Shaina Joy MACHLUS
- Ignacio MARTÍNEZ DE PISóN
- Ramon MAS
- Ana MERINO
- Luna MIGUEL
- Amarna MILLER
- Miquel OBIOLS
- Bruno ORO
- Miqui OTERO
- Anna PACHECO
- Vicenç PAGÈS JORDÀ
- Enric PARDO
- Concepción PEREA
- Juan Manuel DE PRADA
- Jordi PUNTÍ
- Llucia RAMIS
- Antonio J. RODRÍGUEZ
- Félix ROMEO
- Carmen ROMERO
- Xavier RUBERT DE VENTÓS
- Gemma RUIZ
- Juanjo SÁEZ
- Gabriel SALVADÓ
- Màrius SERRA
- Rubén SERRANO
- Ramon SOLSONA
- José Miguel TOMASENA
- David TRUEBA
- Juan VICO
- Enrique VILA-MATAS
- Rosario VILLAJOS
- Rolando VILLAZÓN
- Pedro ZARRALUKI