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Manuel Rivas was born in A Coruna 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 works have been translated into more than twenty languages.
Rivas, ably translated here by Jonathan Dunne, combines a lyric gift, full of rich imagery and a touch of fantasy, with bald, direct prose * Independent * In this haunting, wonderfully poetic novel, Rivas gives us eloquent warning that what starts as fearful silence may end up as an incapacity to speak -- Michael Kerrigan * Guardian * One of the finest tours de force published anywhere, in any language -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times * [A] haunting, poetic novel -- Michael Kerrigan * Guardian * An energetic - and energising - writer * Sunday Business Post (Ireland) *
