by Manuel Vilas · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420410401
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In the year 22011, the discovery of a manuscript in the Shakespeare Galaxy, titled 'The Immortals,' generates great interest and indignation among scholars of that distant galaxy. The manuscript reveals the existence of perfect beings, descendants of humans, but immortal, which threatens the belief of the Shakespeareans that the terrestrial human lived in an era of misery, disease, and death. What secrets does this manuscript contain that advise its immediate destruction?
'The Immortals' narrates the extravagant adventures of characters chosen for immortality, such as Manuel Vilas, who attends a meeting of poets on the Moon in 2040; Ponti (in reference to Pope John Paul II), who travels with Mother T (Mother Teresa of Calcutta); Pablo and Vin (Picasso and Van Gogh); Saavedra, the vital protagonist who hides the immortality of Miguel de Cervantes; and the unforgettable Corman Martínez, the last communist. With a postmodern aesthetic that mixes the comic and the tragic, 'The Immortals' builds a defense against the fears of the human condition through imagination and humor.
Manuel Vilas is a Spanish writer. He has achieved distinction in several genres, including poetry, essays, short stories and novels. His novel Alegría was a finalist for the Premio Planeta while an earlier book Ordesa won the Prix Femina Étranger.
