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Andrés Barba

    January 1, 1975

    Andrés Barba is an award-winning author of numerous books. He was recognized as one of Granta's Best Young Spanish novelists and received a prestigious literary award for his work. His writing delves deeply into the human psyche, offering readers a profound and unique literary experience.

    Andrés Barba
    All the Light We Cannot See
    Die leuchtende Republik
    A Luminous Republic
    • Die leuchtende Republik

      Roman

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      »Sollten Sie aus der großen Buchmessen-Ernte nur einen einzigen spanischen Roman lesen, es sollte dieser sein.« Paul Ingendaay, FAZ Andrés Barbas international gefeierter Roman ist eine mitreißende Geschichte über die drängenden moralischen Fragen unserer Zeit: die Angst vor dem Fremden, die Verletzlichkeit der Zivilisation und den schmalen Grat zwischen Vernunft und Paranoia. Dichter grüner Regenwald, tropische Trägheit: San Cristóbal ist eine verschlafene lateinamerikanische Provinzstadt, bis eines Tages wildfremde Kinder von der anderen Seite des schlammig-breiten Eré-Flusses dort einfallen und die Ruhe stören. Niemand kennt sie. Niemand weiß, woher sie kommen. Niemand versteht ihre Sprache. Sie haben Hunger, sie stehlen, sie jagen den Menschen Angst ein. Die Bewohner von San Cristóbal stehen zunehmend unter Druck: Wie lange wollen sie dem Ganzen tatenlos zusehen? Wie unschuldig sind Kinder? Darf man Böses mit Bösem vergelten?

      Die leuchtende Republik2022
      4.4
    • A Luminous Republic

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Lord of the Flies meets Javier Marias, a dark and glinty literary gem with huge potential.

      A Luminous Republic2020
      4.0
    • All the Light We Cannot See

      • 531 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      SOON A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES from director Shawn Levy, featuring Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey, Hugh Laurie, Mark Ruffalo, and introducing Aria Mia Loberti. WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION, NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, and WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION. This stunningly ambitious novel tells the intertwined stories of a blind French girl and a German boy during World War II. Marie-Laure, blind since six, relies on a miniature model of her Paris neighborhood created by her father to navigate her world. When the Nazis invade, they escape with a dangerous secret. Meanwhile, Werner, a German orphan destined for a grim future in a coal mine, discovers his talent for engineering, which leads him to a brutal military academy. As their lives converge in occupied France, an old man in a coastal city explores new worlds from his home, unaware of the impending danger. The narrative blends soaring imagination with meticulous observation, creating a captivating elegy for innocence amidst the chaos of war. Praised as 'sublime' by The Times and 'a masterpiece' by the Financial Times, this novel is an epic and bittersweet tale that lingers in the mind.

      All the Light We Cannot See2015
      4.3