by Olga Xirinacs · Edebe Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423663330
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«El escribiente de lápidas» is the young adult novel by Olga Xirinacs, published by Edebe Editorial in paperback (142 pages, in Spanish).
Jonás carves inscriptions on tombstones in a funeral workshop. While carving names into the stone, he reflects on the lives of those who have died. He feels a special connection with the statues in the storeroom, gives them names, and turns his trade into a sensitive look at life and death.
It belongs to Edebe's Periscopio collection; it was originally published in Catalan as «L'escrivent de làpides» (2002).
For young readers who enjoy reflective and sensitive stories; its unhurried tone invites thought about life, death, and memory.
Olga Xirinacs Díaz is a Spanish writer and piano teacher. During her literary career, she has written poetry, drama, tales and essays. She was born in Tarragona, where she still lives and works.
