We welcome Luciano G. Egido once more into our catalogue, one of the
most original and acclaimed voices of contemporary Spanish literature, and his
extraordinary fifth novel, La piel del tiempo (The Rind of Time), an
unforgettable fresco of moody characters, fantastic situations, war and love
ad-
ventures, that cover eight centuries of the history of Salamanca
— and of Spain — according to the free will of its creator’s talent.
It is the 12th Century and a family slowly crosses the Castilian
landscape on its way to Salamanca. The pilgrims come from very far and their
intention is to contribute to the repopulation of the city, devastated by the
long battles against the Arabs. After coming upon a leper, Martín, the young
protagonist of an extravagant and uncertain family saga, has the opportunity of
asking for three wishes, that, once realized as was expected, will be streaked
with love and death, and will mark all of his descendants. Egido retakes with
mastery and notable imagination the classic themes of fantastic literature and
transcends the terror genre and the Gothic novel thanks to an expressive force
that is rooted in the most contemporary narrative. His characters and his most
fantastic, cruel, tender, and contradictory stories surpass caustically, mere
individuality to turn into collective symbols of yesterday and today.
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