by Gaspar Hernández · El Aleph Editores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788476698747
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«El silencio» is the contemporary novel by Gaspar Hernández, published by El Aleph Editores in 2009 in hardback (224 pages, in Spanish).
Umiko, a young Japanese woman who teaches meditation and believes in spiritual healing, falls ill with cancer and decides to question conventional medicine. After her time in a Zen monastery, the novel explores the relationship between emotions and illness, self-help, the power of trust, and human limits in extreme situations.
The work received the Josep Pla Prize 2009 and belongs to the Modernos y Clásicos collection; its original Catalan title is «El silenci».
For readers of contemporary fiction and literary novels seeking stories about illness, spirituality, and self-knowledge.
Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic
