by Rafel Nadal · Planeta · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408208426
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«El hijo del italiano» is the contemporary novel by Rafel Nadal, published by Planeta in hardback (480 pages, in Spanish).
Mateu grows up in a broken family in Caldes de Malavella. His origins are linked to the Italian sailors who took refuge in the town, survivors of the battleship Roma bombed in 1943. After his mother's death, he decides to search for his father, an Italian who whistled Neapolitan songs. The novel tells of a secret love and the search for identity.
The novel was awarded the Ramon Llull Prize 2019. The original Catalan title is El fill de l'italià, with translation by Josep Escarré Reig.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in stories of identity, love and memory of the Second World War.
Rafel Nadal is a Spanish journalist and writer. He has published Els Mandarins ; Quan érem feliços ; Quan en dèiem xampany ; La Maledicció dels Palmisano, a bestseller published in 22 languages; and La senyora Stendhal.
