by José Luis Sampedro, Olga Lucas · Plaza & Janés · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401340000
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«Cuarteto para un solista» is the novel of ideas by José Luis Sampedro and Olga Lucas, published by Plaza & Janés in hardback (208 pages, in Spanish).
An elderly professor confined to a sanatorium converses with the four elements (Earth, Water, Air and Fire) about human destiny, while his daughter, the nurse and the doctor observe these encounters with scepticism. The plot is an allegory that traverses history, the market economy, consumption and the debate between progress, science and faith.
The work, published in 2011, belongs to the Éxitos collection, corresponds to the fourth edition and has a dust jacket.
Aimed at adult readers of contemporary fiction interested in philosophical and social reflection.
José Luis Sampedro Sáez was a Spanish economist and writer who advocated an economy "more humane, more caring, able to help develop the dignity of peoples". Academician of the Real Academia Española since 1990, he was the recipient of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain, the Menéndez Pelayo International Prize (2010) and the Spanish Literature National Prize (2011). He became an inspiration for the anti-austerity movement in Spain.
