by Jesús Carrasco · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432243318
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«Elogio de las manos» is a contemporary novel by Jesús Carrasco, published by Seix Barral in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).
In 2011, the narrator and his family arrive at a house in near ruins in a village in southern Spain. The owner lets them use it while he seeks funding to build apartments; they fix it up and turn it into a meeting place, knowing the bulldozer will eventually come. A story about commitment to life and memory.
Winner of the Biblioteca Breve Prize 2024, published in the Biblioteca Breve collection by Seix Barral.
Will appeal to those who enjoy current Spanish fiction and stories about family and rural life.
Jesús Carrasco, born 1972 in Olivenza, Extremadura, is a Spanish writer. He held a wide range of jobs in his youth: from physical education teacher, to grape-picker, to graphic designer. In 1992, he moved to Madrid where he began his writing career. In 2005, he moved to Seville, where he still lives.
