by William Boyd · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420428253
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«La tarde azul» is the literary fiction novel by William Boyd published by Alfaguara in paperback, 400 pages, in Spanish.
In 1936 Los Angeles, Kay Fischer, an architect reeling from the death of her son and the end of her marriage, receives a visit from Salvador Carriscant, an old man who claims to be her father and asks her help in clarifying events hidden for over twenty-five years.
The original title of the work is The Blue Afternoon and its Spanish translation is by Maribel de Juan.
Aimed at readers of literary fiction, historical fiction and mystery, with a plot combining memories and secrets of the past.
William Andrew Murray Boyd is a British novelist, short story writer screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his novels, which include A Good Man in Africa (1981), Any Human Heart (2002), and Restless (2006), many of which have received critical acclaim and literary awards. Boyd has also written screenplays for film and television, including Chaplin (1992), and directed the World War I drama The Trench (1999). His work is characterised by its narrative vitality and range, earning him numerous accolades including the Whitbread First Novel Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Costa Book Award. A number of his works are what he describes as "whole-life" novels which follow a protagonist through the highs and lows of a varied and often remarkable life. He regularly fuses fact with fiction and his lead characters encounter well-known historical figures. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for services to literature. John Self, writing for The Booker Prizes, described Boyd’s work as “vigorous, entertaining novels” produced by an “exceptionally fertile imagination,” and praised his fiction as “fully committed to his stories and characters.”
