New Spanish Titles - Autumn 2012

Thirteen tales which tell the stories of diverse people, places and times.

Using the metaphor of a tsunami, symbol of potential destruction, the author draws together the most characteristic themes of her complex and refined poetic palate: The sense of loss, memory and the passing of time, the need to overcome confusion and horror to recognize that “landscape after devastation”.

Topamí and Ventura are two inseparable pirates, but one day Ventura leaves as he has other plans, and Topamí feels very angry and sad because he hasn't been asked to accompany him. From then on, the excitement on the boat commences: a chest appears, and inside it Topamí finds a treasure that helps him to discover the true essence of friendship.

A novel with two stories set in Mexico, both violent and full of irony. Daniela, a private investigator, goes to Mexico to find a painting by Frida. Meanwhile Freddy, a journalist who writes about the Mafia, is laid out at home after being beaten up. He, too, is a student of Frida.