El Labrador de Las Aguas / The Plowman of the Waters [Spanish]

By: Barakat, Huda

Este texto narra la vida del protagonista, Niquala Mitri, un comerciante de telas que permanece en Beirut durante los d as m s duros de la guerra civil. Escapa de la guerra y la violencia despu s de perder su hogar para vivir aislado en el s tano de la tienda de telas de su padre en el centro de la ciudad. Durante su aislamiento en el s tano, se refugia en el pasado. En esta excepcionalmente bella historia, de gran calibre literario, Barakat nos deja un gui o claro de la complejidad del L bano. "Barakat nunca escribe una novela ..] qu no sea innovadora". Asharq Al-Awst "Una escritora de tu tiempo (...) original y poderosa" Mediapart

This text narrates the life of the protagonist, Niquala Mitri, a fabric merchant who remains in Beirut during the harshest days of the civil war. He flees war and violence after losing his home, and lives in isolation in the basement of his father's fabric shop in the city center. During that isolation, he takes refuge in the past. In this exceptionally beautiful story, of high literary caliber, Barakat offers a clear glimpse into Lebanon's complexity. "Barakat never writes a novel ...] that isn't innovative." --Asharq Al-Awsat

"A writer of her time (...) original and powerful." --Mediapart

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 6078892215
• ISBN13: 9786078892211
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Textofilia
• Length: 173 Pages