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Marta Orriols

    Marta Orriols is an author whose prose delves into the complexity of human relationships with delicacy and emotional power. Her style, characterized by a refined and harmonious diction, draws readers into profound emotions, revealing the nuances of human connection. With her debut work, she achieved significant critical and public acclaim, underscoring her ability to capture the essence of the human experience. Through her writing, she explores the human psyche, finding beauty in the ordinary moments of life.

    Dulce introduccion al caos
    Learning to Talk to Plants
    • Dulce introduccion al caos

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Dani, guionista, y Marta, fotógrafa con inquietudes artísticas, viven en Barcelona y llevan juntos desde hace relativamente poco cuando descubren que están esperando un hijo. La noticia los sume en un limbo de dudas que les hará repensarse como individuos y como pareja. Él, huérfano de padre, tendrá que enfrentarse a la promesa que se hizo años atrás de nunca abandonar a su hijo. Y ella, que nació en el seno de una familia modélica, no siente deseo de ser madre y quiere mudarse a Berlín para cumplir sus sueños. ¿Qué hacer con el dolor que nace de un sentimiento que uno ignoraba albergar? ¿Cómo dar voz a un deseo reprimido? ¿Son las ambiciones profesionales igual de válidas que el deseo de formar una familia?Adentrándose en las emociones más íntimas, Marta Orriols nos invita a explorar las contradicciones que surgen ante la posibilidad de ser padres y a huir del pensamiento simple para observar los límites de la voluntad, el instinto y la libertad, en una historia repleta de matices y aristas que confirma su gran talento narrativo, que la ha hecho merecedora de varios premios literarios.

      Dulce introduccion al caos2020
      3.6
    • Learning to Talk to Plants

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      "Between rage and sadness, Orriols presents a journey towards maturity in a story full of hilarious moments and tenderness." --Diari Ara An immersive, moving novel about complex grief: a woman attempts to rebuild her life after her boyfriend leaves her for another woman, then dies hours later--perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed Paula's partner has died in a car accident - but no one knows her true grief. Only hours before his death, Mauro revealed that he was leaving her for another woman. Paula guards this secret and ploughs on with her job as a paediatrician in Barcelona, trying to maintain the outline of their old life. But all of Mauro's plants are dying, the fridge only contains expired yoghurt and her mind feverishly obsesses over this other, unknown woman. As the weeks pass, vitality returns to Paula in unexpected ways. She remembers, slowly, how to live. By turns devastating and darkly funny, Learning to Talk to Plants is a piercingly honest portrayal of grief - and of the many ways to lose someone.

      Learning to Talk to Plants2019
      3.6