by Eugenia Rico · Casa das Letras · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789724616353
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«A Idade Secreta» is the novel by Eugenia Rico, published by Casa das Letras in paperback (258 pages, in Portuguese).
A woman leaves everything behind: a comfortable life, a good job, and an unfaithful husband, and takes to the road. At a service station she meets an enigmatic young man with a map that leads to Nauchipán; together they embark on a journey between the real and the fantastic in search of a second chance.
Translation into Portuguese by Miguel Serras Pereira; original in Spanish, La edad secreta. Finalist for the Primavera Novel Prize in 2004.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in stories of travel and second chances.
Eugenia Rico is a Spanish novelist, screenwriter and journalist. She is one of the most internationally translated Spanish writers of her generation, with novels published in over twelve languages across Europe and Latin America. Her 2008 novel Aunque seamos malditas has been widely acclaimed by international critics as a pioneering work of existential feminism, recognized for anticipating themes of the "Me Too" movement and being adopted into major academic curricula, including at Georgetown University.
