by Juan Laborda Barceló · Alrevés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415900351
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«La fragilidad del neón» is the historical novel by Juan Laborda Barceló, published by Alrevés in paperback (240 pages, in Spanish).
Paris, 1961. Ramón Sandoval, a Spanish exile, works as a chauffeur in a capital shaken by the Algerian War and by military conspiracies threatening the Fifth Republic. The arrival of Hollywood star Linda Darnell makes him her chauffeur and, at Maurice Papon's request, her protector against a possible FLN attack. Ramón thus finds himself caught in an intrigue linking Algeria with the Cold War.
First edition published in Spain on 27 January 2014, in Alrevés's Narrativa collection.
For readers of historical novels and political intrigues; the plot gives prominence to 1960s Paris and to real figures from French cinema and politics.
