by Emili Teixidor · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496336308
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«Corazón de roble» is the young adult novel by Emili Teixidor, published by Oxford University Press España, S.A. in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
Tinco, an orphan with an uncertain past, is left in charge of the farmhouse of the barons of Ter when they flee to the mountains to escape the war. The final stages of the Third Carlist War and the early labour struggles mark a turbulent time. The only clue to his past is a mysterious medal he always wears around his neck.
It belongs to the Nautilus collection within Planeta & Oxford and won the Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for children's and young adult literature.
Aimed at young people aged 14 and over, with school use in the subject of Spanish Language and Literature in Secondary education.
Emili Teixidor i Viladecàs was a Catalan writer, journalist and pedagogue. He wrote over thirty novels, mainly for children and teenagers, but he is perhaps best known for his acclaimed adult novel, Black Bread, which inspired a film of the same name.
