{"product_id":"el-lector-de-julio-verne","title":"Julio Verne's Reader (Episodes of an Interminable War 2)","description":"\u003ch5\u003eOur review\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we like most about the \"Episodes of an Interminable War\" collection is that its novels \u003cb\u003ecan be read independently\u003c\/b\u003e and are very different from each other. Almudena Grandes tells us about life in Francoist Spain, but always from a very original perspective. In this case, we loved that the protagonist is a child and that he turns to adventure novels. It is a book that is \u003cb\u003epainful, but at the same time invites you to have fun and dream.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith \"The Reader of Jules Verne,\" Almudena Grandes transports us to \u003cb\u003ethe Sierra Sur of Jaén in the harsh 1940s\u003c\/b\u003e. A small town and its mountains will be the key setting for this story about the \u003cb\u003eloss of innocence, adventure, loyalty, and the discovery of truth\u003c\/b\u003e, where the son of a civil guard will learn to decipher the adult world thanks to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the second novel in her acclaimed series, which portrays the rural post-war period with the narrative mastery of her great reference, Benito Pérez Galdós.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBook details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story is set in 1947 in Fuensanta de Martos (Jaén). Nino, a nine-year-old boy, the son of a civil guard, lives a solitary and observant life. His life changes when he meets Pepe el Portugués, a cultured and mysterious stranger who opens the doors of reading to him through adventure novels by authors like Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmudena Grandes (Madrid, 1960-2021) studied Geography and History. At 29, she published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLas edades de Lulú\u003c\/i\u003e, which achieved great success and allowed her to dedicate herself completely to writing. Her most outstanding legacy is the novel cycle \u003ci\u003eEpisodios de una guerra interminable\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of six volumes that narrate stories set in post-war Spain, conceived as a tribute to Benito Pérez Galdós's \u003ci\u003eEpisodios Nacionales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 420\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Almudena Grandes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tusquets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788483833889\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tusquets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54658665578822,"sku":"Est3\/Bal3","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/5590\/3302\/files\/EllectordeJulioVerneA_234fe7c2-318f-416e-a7f7-d89a0cbb3271.webp?v=1761064272","url":"https:\/\/libreriacasadrojan.com\/en\/products\/el-lector-de-julio-verne","provider":"Librería Casa Drojan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}