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Victor del rbol was born in Barcelona in 1968 and was an officer of the Catalan police force from 1992 to 2012. As the recipient of the Nadal Prize, the Tiflos Prize, and as the first Spanish author to win the Prix du Polar Europeen, he has distinguished himself as a prominent voice in Spanish literature. Other Press has published his novels Breathing Through the Wound and A Million Drops, which was named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post. Lisa Dillman has translated a number of Spanish and Latin American writers. Some of her recent translations include Such Small Hands and A Luminous Republic by Andres Barba; Signs Preceding the End of the World and A Silent Fury by Yuri Herrera; and A Million Drops and Breathing Through the Wound by Victor del rbol. She teaches in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
A sweeping and devastating historical novel, full of suspense, Del Arbol's Above the Rain is a masterclass in the way that trauma is reinforced and repeated throughout generations, with deadly consequences. In Del Arbol's noir-inflected masterpiece, the past is always present, the political is always personal, and love, however fleeting, is the only redeeming grace. I loved every moment of it. --Halley Sutton, author of The Lady Upstairs Victor del Arbol's Above the Rain is a heartrending tour de force about mortality and chance and learning to live with ghosts. Rich with noir atmosphere, the book begins in 1950s Morocco and then brings us to contemporary Spain and Sweden. A sprawling ensemble cast drives the narrative, making for an epic unknotting of voices and experiences. It's expertly plotted, suspenseful, and immersive. Lisa Dillman's translation is crisp and elegant. Just extraordinary. --William Boyle, author of Gravesend and City of Margins Haunting and provocative, Above the Rain is a novel of devastating, heartbreaking beauty. It demands your bravery, fires your imagination, and challenges your heart and soul. The rewards are rich. I will carry Miguel and Helena with me for a very long time. --Bill Loehfelm, author of the Maureen Coughlin series A dark, vividly descriptive tale of two complicated people whose troubled pasts motivate a road trip full of winding turns, unexpected plot twists, and retribution. Adeptly plotted, an examination of our own pasts, of what we cannot change about them, and what we do with the time we have left. --John McMahon, Edgar Award-nominated author of The Good Detective Praise for A Million Drops Darkly engrossing...[A Million Drops] defies categorization, pulling together the best elements of historical fiction, psychological thrillers, and literary character studies. --Washington Post A mystery on an epic scale, extending over decades, generations, and nations...Meticulously plotted and stylishly written, this is a page-turner with fresh twists and surprises right up to the very end. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Del Arbol, a gifted storyteller, keeps the pages turning even as he probes the dark, compromised souls of his characters. --Chicago Tribune
