New Spanish Titles - Spring 2010 - E

New Spanish Books: The online guide of titles from Spanish publishers and literary agents with rights for translation in the UK. To consult titles available in other markets please click on the above links.

El amigo del desierto

The Friend of the Desert

Author:
Pablo d’Ors

Publisher: Editorial Anagrama S.A.

This is the story of Pavel, a man whose life changes course dramatically pushed by a series of circumstances.

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El arca de Noé

Noa’s Ark

Author:
Lluís Farré

Publisher: COMBEL EDITORIAL S. A.

A series of pop-up books which tell popular stories for boys and girls. The legendary story of Noa's Ark is told as a tale with spectacular pop-up illustrations, and a very amusing rhyming text.

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El arte del siglo XX en sus exposiciones: 1945-2007

The art of the century xx in his exhibition : 1945-2007

Author:
Anna Maria Guasch

Publisher: ediciones del serbal

“The art of the century xx in his exhibitions: 1945-2007” focuses on the exhibitions that have generated new ways of viewing and expressing reality.

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El Barbero de Sevilla

The Barber of Sevilla

Author:
Joan de Deu Prats i Pijoan
Miguel Gallardo

Publisher: Edicions Hipòtesi

There is no better way to learn about lyric drama than by enjoying a comic opera like The Barber of Seville. The album introduces us to a libretto directly inspired by courtly love, commedia dell’arte and farce. This mixture, far from outdated is still relevant nowadays, as its frequent appearance on television and cinema show.

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El caballero de Alcántara

The Knight of Alcántara

Author:
Jesús Sánchez Adalid

Publisher: Ediciones B

1568 was one of the most terrible years in the rule of King Philip II of Spain. Conflict grew in Flanders, the Turkish threatened the Mediterranean, and Moors rebel in Granada. However, the King is set to face all the problems. With the help of his skilled secretaries he puts in place his best secret weapon: a network of spies never known before.

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El Cuadro Perdido de Picasso

Picasso’s Lost Painting

Author:
Eugenia Tusquets

Publisher: Editorial Funambulista

In 1992, antiques dealer Madame Claudel buys a mysterious, unsigned painting in a Paris street market. Extensive investigations lead her to believe that this could be Picasso’s missing Don Tancredo work which he painted for his first French exhibition. To verify this, the painting would first need to be authenticated by Picasso’s daughter Maya.

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El dia revolt - Literatura catalana de l'exili

The Tormented Day

Author:
Julià Guillamon

Publisher: Editorial Empúries

El dia revolt. Literatura catalana de l’exili collects together forty-two studies written by Julià Guillamon about the children of the 1939 Catalan exodus in France, Argentina, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Venezuela and Mexico.

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El eco del terror, ideología y propaganda en el terrorismo Yihadista

Author:
Manuel R. Torres Soriano

Publisher: Plaza y Valdés

Terrorism means communication. Violence and propaganda have been linked within the history of terrorism. Technological developments our information society’s current demands, have encouraged these organisations to upgrade the relevance and sophistication of their communications.

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El estupor y la maravilla

Author:
Pablo d’Ors

Publisher: EDITORIAL PRE-TEXTOS

“A museum visitor is, in general, someone who is not interested in museums, someone who is scarcely interested in art. It is clear to everyone that you do not go to museums for enjoyment, but simply to say that you have been there. What is more: a museum visit is, on principle, a truly funerary experience.

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El funeral celeste

Celestial funeral

Author:
Jordi Sierra i Fabra

Publisher: Editorial Bruño

Read report: El Funeral Celeste

Isaac is spending the summer studying on his own in the city. His life changes when he meets Yam-Mey in a Chinese restaurant. After trying for several nights, he manages to break her silence, only to find out about an unknown and cruel world in which the mafia exerts its power. There is a big secret hiding in the basement of the restaurant, a tragedy that could get them killed.

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