by Maria Mercè Roca · Barcanova · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788448919696
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«Kenitra» is the young adult novel by Maria Mercè Roca, published by Barcanova in paperback (176 pages, in Catalan).
Adrià Brugués, a fifteen-year-old boy from Girona, has not seen his father for ten years, since he abandoned them. His grandmother's death pushes him to search for him, and his mother confesses that he lives in Kenitra, a Moroccan river port. Adrià travels there as a kitchen assistant on a cargo ship and reflects on love, friendship, guilt and forgiveness.
Part of the Antaviana Nova collection. Published in 2006. Recommended for ages 14 and up. Nominated for the Protagonista Jove Award 2008 in the 15-16 age category.
For teenagers looking for a story about travel, identity and family relationships.
Maria Mercè Roca i Perich is a Catalan writer and politician from Spain. She was deputy to the Parliament of Catalonia for Republican Left of Catalonia, and currently serves as a councillor at the City Council of Girona for the same party.
