Synopsis
Set in contemporary Madrid against the backdrop of its congested and contested streets, this novel weaves together the stories of three generations of a Spanish family and a talented young footballer just arrived from Buenos Aires. The novel opens with a series of dramatic events - a violent murder, a traffic accident, and the discovery of an illness - that sends each family member swerving off in an unexpected direction. Guilt, purity, the search for happiness, love and, above all, survival form the spider's web which binds the characters together and holds the reader fast.
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About the Author
David Trueba was born in Madrid in 1969 and has been successful both as a novelist and as a scriptwriter. La buena vida was his widely acclaimed debut as a film director and was followed by Obra Maestra (2001), Soldados de Salamina (2003), Bienvenido a casa (2006), and La silla de Fernando (2007). He is also the author of two previous novels; his debut, Four Friends, sold over 100,000 copies with twenty reprints. Learning to Lose won the Critics Award in 2009.
Mara Faye Lethem is the translator of Spanish and Catalan authors such as Albert Sanchez Pinol, Juan Marse, Javier Calvo, Jorge Semprun, and Pablo DeSantis. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she has lived in Barcelona since 2003.
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