by Ramiro Pinilla · Maxi-Tusquets · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788490660256
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Aquella edad inolvidable is a novel by the Spanish author Ramiro Pinilla. The story follows Souto Menaya, a footballer who has reached glory but now faces hell. After a historic goal in the 1943 Copa del Rey final, his career is cut short by an injury that leaves him lame. Souto, who went from bricklayer to professional player at Athletic de Bilbao, needs a sedentary job and accepts to envelope cards, finding his own photo in football collections. A journalist makes him a tempting proposal that could change his destiny.
Ramiro Pinilla (1923–2014) was a Spanish writer. He was born in Bilbao in 1923. He won the Premio Nadal in 1960 for his novel Las ciegas hormigas. He left the literary circuit for many years and did not emerge again until the 2000s, when he released his Basque trilogy of novels titled Verdes valles, Colinas rojas to great critical acclaim. He died in 2014.
