by Terenci Moix · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401380198
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«Nuestro virgen de los mártires» is the Roman novel by Terenci Moix, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (270 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the Roman era during early Christianity, it follows Mamecus, a young actor from Emporion, on his journey across the Mediterranean: Alexandria, Carthage, and the Thebaid. With cynical humour and erotic scenes, the novel reflects on the decline of the great cultures of antiquity.
Subtitled «Novela de romanos», it is a first edition published in the Plaza & Janés/literaria collection.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction seeking an ironic and historical take on the Roman world.
Terenci Moix was a Spanish writer, who wrote in the Spanish and in Catalan languages. He was the brother of poet/novelist Ana Maria Moix.
