by Emili Teixidor · Seix Barral · tapa dura · ISBN 9788432296369
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«Pan negro» is the historical novel by Emili Teixidor, published by Seix Barral in hardback (376 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Andrés, a boy growing up in post-war Catalonia. Son of an imprisoned Republican and a mother who works in a factory, he is sent to live with relatives in the countryside, where he discovers friendship amid the fear and silences of adults. The bread with wine and sugar he shares with other children gives the work its title.
Originally written in Catalan as «Pa negre» (2003), this Spanish edition appeared in 2004; the Catalan version won the Lletra d'Or, Joan Crexells and Maria Àngels Anglada prizes.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and literary narrative with an interest in the memory of the Spanish post-war period.
Emili Teixidor i Viladecàs was a Catalan writer, journalist and pedagogue. He wrote over thirty novels, mainly for children and teenagers, but he is perhaps best known for his acclaimed adult novel, Black Bread, which inspired a film of the same name.
