by José María Merino · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420421728
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«La orilla oscura» is the novel by Spanish writer José María Merino, published by Alfaguara in paperback (352 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows a man who, on a journey through America, sees his experience blend with the stories he heard in childhood. Between the jungle and a river, the real and the imaginary blur: the protagonist delves into his memories and dreams until he reaches a shore where the awareness of dreaming leads him to his own origin.
The novel was recognized with the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana. It belongs to Alfaguara's Hispánica collection.
For readers of contemporary Spanish narrative and literary fiction, with an interest in the boundaries between the real and the dreamed.
José María Merino is a Spanish novelist born in A Coruña, Galicia on 5 March 1941. He is the father of two daughters, María and Ana, both of them university professors. He lived for several years in León and currently lives in Madrid. Best known for his novels and short stories, he is also a poet and a travel writer.
