It is the summer of 1936, the early months of the agonising civil war that engulfs Spain and shakes the rest of the world. In a prison in the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela, an artist sketches the famous porch of the cathedral, the Portico da Gloria. He uses a carpenter's pencil. But instead of reproducing the sculptured faces of the prophets and elders, he draws the faces of his fellow Republican prisoners.
Many years later in post-Franco Spain, a survivor of that period, Doctor Daniel da Barca, returns from exile to his native Galicia, and the threads of past memories begin to be woven together. This poetic and moving novel conveys the horror and savagery of the tragedy that divided Spain, and the experiences of the men and women who lived through it. Yet in the process, it also relates one of the most beautiful love stories imaginable.
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Manuel Rivas was born in A Coruña in 1957. He writes in the Galician language of north-west Spain. He is well known in Spain for his journalism, as well as for his prize-winning short stories and novels, which include the internationally acclaimed The Carpenter's Pencil and Books Burn Badly. His most recent novel, All is Silence, will be published in English in 2013. His works have been translated into twenty languages.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It is the summer of 1936, the early months of the agonising civil war that engulfs Spain and shakes the rest of the world. In a prison in the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela, an artist sketches the famous porch of the cathedral, the Portico da Gloria. He uses a carpenter's pencil. But instead of reproducing the sculptured faces of the prophets and elders, he draws the faces of his fellow Republican prisoners. Many years later in post-Franco Spain, a survivor of that period, Doctor Daniel da Barca, returns from exile to his native Galicia, and the threads of past memories begin to be woven together. This poetic and moving novel conveys the horror and savagery of the tragedy that divided Spain, and the experiences of the men and women who lived through it. Yet in the process, it also relates one of the most beautiful love stories imaginable. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR001294322
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Zustand: Aceptable. : En el verano de 1936, durante los primeros meses de la guerra civil española, un artista encarcelado en Santiago de Compostela dibuja el Pórtico de la Gloria utilizando un lápiz de carpintero. En lugar de reproducir los rostros de los profetas, dibuja a sus compañeros de prisión republicanos. Años después, en la España post-Franco, el doctor Daniel da Barca regresa del exilio a Galicia, donde los recuerdos del pasado comienzan a entrelazarse. Esta conmovedora novela relata la tragedia que dividió España y las experiencias de quienes la vivieron, al mismo tiempo que narra una hermosa historia de amor. EAN: 9780099448464 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Carpenter's Pencil Autor: Manuel Rivas Editorial: Vintage Publishing Idioma: en Páginas: 176 Formato: tapa blanda. Artikel-Nr. Happ-2025-12-09-6fd7b2f2
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Zustand: New. 2003. New edition. paperback. It is the summer of 1936, in the early months of the civil war that engulfed Spain. In a prison in the city of Santiago de Compostela, an artist sketches the Portico de la Gloria. He uses a carpenter's pencil. He replaces the faces of the prophets and elders with those of his Republican inmates. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780099448464
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