by Luisgé Martín · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420464312
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«El alma del erizo» is the short story collection by Luisgé Martín, published by Alfaguara in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
The stories explore the moral complexity of characters such as a woman who regrets having abandoned the man she loved, a fisherman who endures his neighbour's insults, an office worker turned into a Magi King and a painter in search of the perfect work. Guilt, heartbreak, revenge and the limits of forgiveness run through all the stories.
Published on 25 April 2002 in Alfaguara's Hispánica collection. It brings together nine stories. ISBN-10: 8420464317.
Recommended for readers of short stories and contemporary Hispanic literature interested in morally complex characters and tense narratives.
Luis García Martín, known as Luisgé Martín, is a Spanish writer. He was born and raised in Madrid, and attended Complutense University. Influenced by Borges and Cortazar, he published his first book of stories in 1989. He has since written more than a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction. His most recent novel Cien noches won the Premio Herralde de Novela in 2020.
