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Of Saints and Miracles Manuel Astur

Of Saints and Miracles By Manuel Astur

Of Saints and Miracles by Manuel Astur


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Summary

Marcelino lives alone on his parents' farm, set deep in the beautiful but impoverished countryside of northern Spain. When his brother tricks him out of his house and land, a moment of anger sparks a chain of events that can't be reversed. Marcelino flees to the wild peaks of rural Asturias, becoming a cult hero as he evades authorities.

Of Saints and Miracles Summary

Of Saints and Miracles by Manuel Astur

Marcelino lives alone on his parents' farm, set deep in the beautiful but impoverished countryside of northern Spain. It's the place where he grew up, the place where he doted on his beloved baby brother and protected his mother from his father's drunken rages. But when Marcelino's brother tricks him out of his house and land, a moment of anger sparks a chain of events that can't be reversed. Marcelino flees to the wild peaks of rural Asturias, becoming a cult hero as he evades authorities. Into this unconventional crime story, Astur weaves fables about the sun and the moon, tales of death and love, and reveals a community and a way of life that may soon be lost. Of Saints and Miracles is a sensuous and poetic portrayal of an outcast's struggle to survive in a changing world, and a seamless blend of the tragic and the majestic.

Of Saints and Miracles Reviews

'This literary novel has the seal of determined originality, and is the admirable work of an author worth following.' EL CULTURAL;'With a sensuous style that produces an almost physical effect, Astur plays with time, earth, and violence, weaving together a plot that finds its logic in disorder, like every real tragedy.' ABC CULTURAL; 'One of the most exquisite writers of Spanish literature.' THE OBJECTIVE

About Manuel Astur

Manuel Astur (1980) is a poet, novelist and short-story writer. His work includes the acclaimed essay Sere un anciano hermoso en un gran pais (Silex, 2015). He contributes articles and reviews in Spanish media outlets such as ABC Cultural, Quimera, and Revista de Letras, among others. In 2017, the European Union, through the Literary Europe Live project, chose him as One of the Ten Most Interesting New Voices in Europe. Of Saints and Miracles is his first work to be translated into English, and is published in North America by New Vessel Press.

Additional information

GOR012323839
9781908670717
1908670711
Of Saints and Miracles by Manuel Astur
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Peirene Press Ltd
20220706
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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