by Luis Landero · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788472231351
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«Juegos de la edad tardía» is the novel by Luis Landero, published by Tusquets Editores S.A. in paperback (456 pages, in Spanish).
A grey office worker, Gregorio, sees how Gil, a mature man who idealises the past, awakens in him the youthful dreams he thought were buried. Together they bring to life Faroni, a successful, cultured and daring artist that neither of them ever became, in a dangerous game where reality and fiction end up merging.
It belongs to the Andanzas collection (no. 102) and was awarded the Premio de la Crítica and the Premio Nacional de Narrativa.
Recommended for readers of literary fiction and Spanish narrative who appreciate humour and reflection on identity.
Luis Landero is a Spanish writer. He was born in Alburquerque, Badajoz and made his literary debut through the 1989 novel Juegos de la edad tardía. Subsequent novels include Caballeros de fortuna (1994), El mágico aprendiz (1998), El guitarrista (2002), Hoy, Júpiter (2007), Retrato de un hombre inmaduro (2010), Absolución, El balcón en invierno (2014) and La vida negociable (2017). He has been translated into several European languages.
