Some retired artistes cross Europe in a bus, fleeing from the Nazi police. Berlin, 1945. An Allied bombing raid destroys the Artists House where great figures of the world of performance live in retirement.
Miguel Ángel Díaz (Madrid, 1974) is a sports journalist. A graduate in Information Sciences from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, he began his professional career on Radio Las Águilas.
A lecturer in the History of Art at the Universidad de Murcia, he has written prize-winning novels such as Intento de Escapada (Attempt to Escape) (Anagrama, 2013)El instante de peligro (The Moment of Danger) (Anagrama, 2015), as well as collections of stories such as Cuaderno [...] duelo (Notebo
Miguel Cerro is an illustrator from Cordoba who specialises in book illustration and advertising. He has had thirty books of all different kinds published, including some picture books he wrote himself. Some of his books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, French and English.
Miguel Dueñas (Madrid, 1975) is a writer and session musician. He has participated in concerts and television programs as a drummer, percussionist, and musical director.
Miguel Luis Sancho (Madrid, 1968) writes novels for children and young people as well as teaching Language and Literature at a secondary school in Madrid - but what he most likes is creating stories full of fantasy. His work is characterised by a careful style and unexpected plots.
Mike Lightwood was born in Seville, grew up in Palmas de Gran Canaria and currently lives in Madrid. He combines writing with translation and reading manuscripts for a number of publishing houses.
Between the pages of this book you will find the story of Miko, an adaptation of a Japanese legend that explains the origins of the Maneki-neko, the friendly lucky cat so beloved of the Japanese.
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Lily Meyer is a writer, translator, and critic. Her translations include Claudia Ulloa Donoso’s story collections Little Bird and Ice for Martians. Her ...