
Los seres felices
Anagrama, 2005 | The Happy Beings
Translations
Italy / Fazi; Portugal / Teorema
Press
«A devasting family portrayal.» J.E. Ayala-Dip, El País
«One of those books which, pencil in hand, you wouldn’t stop underlining.» C. Cernadas, Qué Leer
«An excellent novel (…) the rhythmic fluidity remains undiminished throughout. A novel that is full of nuances, and which surprises with the seamless joining together of its parts (…) Marcos Giralt Torrente keeps a firm grip on the reins of this, his excellent novel.» I. Nuñez, La Vanguardia
«It is with great skill and effectiveness that the pace of the prose is adapted of the rhythm of the narrative (…) In short, this is a good novel, of special importance in our debased society for its moral viewpoint and search for the truth.» Á. Basanta, El Mundo
«A radical and profound commitment to writing (…) A respectful celebration of the established art of narrative.» G. García Pino, La Razón
Synopsis
(The Happy Beings) Two brothers, a father, a dead mother and a living one, a photo… A couple, a trip and an intermittent character who unknowingly conspires from the shadows. The radical diversity of human relationships and the strange codes that rule the most unpredictable of them all-love. M. Giralt Torrente’s new novel could be summed up this way if it weren’t for the fact that, as it unfolds, the story shoots off in unforeseen directions. The protagonist, a young architect married to a woman he admires, tells what drove him to his present state of confusion and persistent anxiety where, sure as he is he doesn’t deserve what life has granted him, he fears that one day everything might be snatched from him. Nevertheless, the manner in which he leads us through his memories is never innocent-past and present alternate, involving the reader in a subtle game of revelation and masking, of truth and lies. A magnificent love story, a dazzling inquiry, sometimes tinged with a sobering sadness and other times with irony, which transforms concealment into a modern domestic epic tale of memory and confession.
Los seres felices masterfully develops Marcos Giralt Torrente’s main stylistic traits, and confirms him as one of the most original and powerful voices in contemporary Spanish literature.
MB Authors Fiction
- Pepa AGUAR
- Pablo ARANDA
- Juan Luis ARSUAGA
- Manuel ASTUR
- Joan BARRIL
- Nuria BARRIOS
- María BASTARÓS
- Felipe BENÍTEZ REYES
- Joan-Daniel BEZSONOFF
- Juan BONILLA
- Emilio BUESO
- Leonardo CANO
- Pablo CARBONELL
- Martín CASARIEGO
- Nicolás CASARIEGO
- Paula CIFUENTES
- Juan CUADRA
- Elizabeth DUVAL
- Maria ESCALAS
- Cristina FALLARÁS
- Eneko FERNÁNDEZ
- Laura FERRERO
- Josep Maria FONALLERAS
- Albert FORNS CANAL
- Olivia GALLO
- Ignacio GARCÍA-VALIÑO
- José A. GARRIGA VELA
- David B. GIL
- Santi GIMÉNEZ
- Marcos GIRALT TORRENTE
- Ismael GRASA
- Javier GUTIÉRREZ
- Najat El HACHMI
- Alicia KOPF
- Use LAHOZ
- Lucía LIJTMAER
- Ignacio MARTÍNEZ DE PISóN
- Ana MERINO
- Luna MIGUEL
- Miquel OBIOLS
- Bruno ORO
- Miqui OTERO
- Vicenç PAGÈS JORDÀ
- Enric PARDO
- Concepción PEREA
- Juan Manuel DE PRADA
- Jordi PUNTÍ
- Llucia RAMIS
- Antonio J. RODRÍGUEZ
- Félix ROMEO
- Gemma RUIZ
- Màrius SERRA
- Ramon SOLSONA
- David TRUEBA
- Juan VICO
- Enrique VILA-MATAS
- Rosario VILLAJOS
- Rolando VILLAZÓN
- Pedro ZARRALUKI