PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Javier Cercas was born in 1962. He is a novelist, short-story writer and columnist, whose books include Soldiers of Salamis (which sold more than a million copies worldwide, won six literary awards in Spain and was filmed by David Trueba), The Tenant and The Motive, The Speed of Light and The Anatomy of a Moment. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. He lives in Barcelona.
Only Cercas could have written a novel like this, at the peak of his maturity as a writer; he is one of the best we have -- Jose Maria Pozuelo Yvancos * ABC * An admirable novel, truly unique -- Alberto Moreiras * La marea * An excellent novel . . . fascinating both in its exploration of the past and in the playful creativity of its own narrative. -- Angel Basanta * El Cultural * A brave, persuasive novel -- Jose-Carlos Mainer * El Pais *
