by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni · RBA Molino · tapa dura · ISBN 9788478711277
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«El guardià del cargol de mar» is the young adult fantasy novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, published by RBA Molino in hardback (192 pages, in Catalan).
Anand, a twelve-year-old boy from a poor neighbourhood in Kolkata, receives a conch with mystical powers and the mission to return it to a secret valley in the Himalayas. Accompanied by Nisha, a resourceful street girl, and the mysterious Abadhyatta, he crosses arid plains and turbulent rivers and faces spirits and fantastic creatures.
First book in the series «La Germandat del Cargol de Mar», published in May 2005. Translation by Carles Andreu Saborit.
For young and young adult readers who enjoy fantasy and coming-of-age adventure journeys.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-born American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Her short story collection, Arranged Marriage, won an American Book Award in 1996. Two of her novels, as well as a short story were adapted into films.
