by Erri De Luca · Edicions Bromera, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498249040
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«El día antes de la felicidad» is the novel by Erri De Luca in Catalan, published by Edicions Bromera in paperback (120 pages).
In post-war Naples, an orphan takes refuge in books while learning to grow up amid deprivation. Don Gaetano, a doorman able to hear others' thoughts and marked by the war, becomes his guide. The return of an old love awakens hidden passions and hastens an unexpected outcome.
Volume 207 of the L'Eclèctica collection. Translation by Anna Casassas; first edition published on 10 November 2011.
For readers of contemporary fiction and coming-of-age stories set in post-war Italy.
Enrico "Erri" De Luca is an Italian novelist, translator and poet. He has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as "the writer of the decade". He is also known for his opposition to the Lyon-Turin high speed train line, and is being sued for having called for its sabotage. On 19 October 2015, De Luca was cleared of inciting criminal damage. He reacted to the not-guilty verdict declaring that "An injustice has been avoided."
