by Antonio Tabucchi · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433966063
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«El ángel negro» is Antonio Tabucchi's short story collection, published by Editorial Anagrama in the Compactos series (176 pages, in Spanish).
The work brings together six stories that explore the sudden and ancient appearance of evil, such as the guardian angel with dark fur descending before a mirror or the threat that interrupts a group of young people's nighttime conversation. The figure of Tadeus, shared by two stories, and symbols such as water and Captain Nemo lend unity to these pieces that move between present and past.
Translation by Carlos Gumpert and Xavier González Rovira; Italian original «L'angelo nero». Published in paperback within the Compactos series (number 175).
Suitable for readers of short fiction and contemporary Italian literature who appreciate elegant prose and unsettling atmospheres.
Antonio Tabucchi was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction and of the heteronyms. Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works in the 1960s when attending the Sorbonne. He was so charmed that when he returned to Italy, he took an introductory course in Portuguese for a better comprehension of the poet.
