by Maria Carme Roca · La Galera · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788424647506
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«Katalepsis» is the young adult psychological thriller novel by Maria Carme Roca, published by La Galera in paperback (240 pages, in Catalan).
Eric suffers from catalepsy: he becomes paralysed as if dead, but conscious. With his friend Gerard he exploits this condition to provoke fights and fake his own death with cocaine. Marginalised at school, out of spite towards Lara they plot to ruin the party of Alexis's girlfriend. The plan fails and the consequences are unpredictable.
Published in 2013, it belongs to the Lluna roja collection (no. 26) and won the Premi Joaquim Ruyra 2012.
Aimed at young readers aged 14 to 16 interested in psychological thrillers with teenage protagonists.
