by Álvaro Mutis · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423994991
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«La última escala del Tramp Steamer» is the novel by Álvaro Mutis, published by Espasa-Calpe in 1999, in paperback (150 pages, in Spanish).
Warda Bashur, a young Lebanese woman, inherits an old cargo ship of doubtful seaworthiness and decides to operate it as a freighter. The Basque captain Jon Iturri embarks on the adventure, captivated by her peculiar beauty. Warda appears on board without warning, from time to time; their love lasts as long as the Tramp Steamer can keep wandering the seas.
It is the fourth installment in the Maqroll el Gaviero series and belongs to the collection «ABC de la narrativa del siglo XX en lengua castellana», number 20.
For readers of literary fiction and contemporary narrative, especially those who follow the work of Álvaro Mutis.
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which revolves around the character of Maqroll el Gaviero. He won the 1991 International Nonino Prize in Italy. He was awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
