by Nancy Huston · Salamandra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498382402
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«La huella del ángel» is Nancy Huston's contemporary fiction novel, published by Salamandra in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Paris between 1957 and 1964, against the backdrop of the Algerian War, it follows Saffie, a young woman who goes to work for the flautist Raphael Lepage. Her beauty and absent air captivate him, but the arrival of András, an exiled Hungarian luthier, intertwines the destinies of the three. The novel explores memory, innocence, and guilt.
Originally published in French as «L'Empreinte de l'ange» in 1998, translated by Eduardo Iriarte; finalist for the Goncourt and winner of the Prix des libraires du Québec.
For readers of contemporary fiction and historical fiction interested in character-driven novels with a political backdrop.
Nancy Louise Huston is a Canadian novelist and essayist, a longtime resident of France, who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English.
