Alianza Editorial was founded in 1966 by a notable group of intellectuals with the aim of invigorating the Spanish cultural atmosphere, promoting debate and spreading knowledge, understood as one of the most powerful tools for change in Spain at that time.
Alicia Acosta was born and raised by the sea, in the city of Málaga. She studied psychology, though her real passion was always to write and tell stories. She has then lived in and for them, dreaming and creating endlessly.
Alicia Estopiñá was born in Valderrobres (Teruel) and now lives in Sitges (Barcelona). She graduated in Art History from the Universidad de Barcelona and has been a teacher and undertaken other professional activities in the region of the Tereul Maestrat, the setting for her novels.
Alicia Más was born in Elche, and, according to legend, drew her first drawing that looked like 'something' at the age of four: a little dog. With the passage of the years she and her drawings were inseparable as they grew up. She has a degree in fine arts and has trained in graphic design.
One day when I was feeling worried, my grandpa said to me, 'Max, we're going to climb the old oak tree today, like I used to do when I was your age. You see, everything looks different up there.'
The Fifth Stone is a story of friendship, evolution and personal growth that relates very directly to the interests of readers between the ages of 10 and 12 years old.
"I had always thought of pain as something impersonal and neutral. I could never have imagined it could take on so many forms, and especially not that you could be one of them.
Almudena Grandes (Madrid, 1960) found fame in 1989 with "Las edades de Lulú" [The Ages of Lulu], XI La Sonrisa Vertical Award.
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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 ...