Baraca. La forja d'un destí

Synopsis of Baraca. La forja d'un destí

«Baraca. La forja d'un destí» is the novel by Sònia Parella Rubio, published by the Servei de Publicacions de la UAB in paperback (246 pages).

Taufiq, a young man from the Rif who lives near the Melilla fence, emigrates clandestinely to Spain to change his destiny and that of his family. Two years later, as a minor under guardianship in Catalonia, he returns to his village: between reunions and memories, he confronts family memory and the thwarted aspirations in Morocco's twentieth-century history.

Written in Catalan, winner of the 21st «Valldaura-Memorial Pere Calders» Novel Prize in 2015; part of the Gabriel Ferrater collection.

Aimed at readers of contemporary fiction interested in migration, identity, and historical memory.