by Ludwig Bemelmans · Ediciones Barataria · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495764447
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«El Danubio azul» is the novel by Ludwig Bemelmans, published by Ediciones Barataria in paperback (200 pages, in Spanish).
Anton and three women live isolated in front of an old brewery in a German city under Nazism. Although they harm no one, the Nazi authorities consider them undocumented people and subject them to exemplary punishment. The novel portrays the arbitrariness of the regime and the fragile beauty of life in times of uncertainty.
The novel was originally published as The Blue Danube in 1945 and is part of the Bárbaros collection (number 28). The translation is by Deborah Bonner and Mariano López Carrillo.
For young people and adults interested in World War II and literary fiction of the era.
Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian-born American writer and illustrator known for his humorous memoirs about working in upscale hotels and restaurants of New York City and illustrations on the walls of Bemelmans Bar, as well as his 1939 picture book Madeline.
