The Stein Report

Resumen del libro

'Guillermo Stein came to school in the middle of the year, arriving on a bicycle. None of us came to school by bicycle.' The Stein Report, a short novel set in the island of Majorca in the 1960s, kicks off with the arrival of a newcomer that will throw things off balance. Curious about him, Steins schoolmates will try to unravel the secrets concealed by this enigmatic character'a quest that will lead them to unveil unanswered questions of their own past and catch a fleeting glimpse of the adult world ahead of them.


A literary gem, regarded by the critics as one of the best short novels of Spanish twentieth-century fiction, The Stein Report was awarded the Prix Écureuil de Littérature Étrangère on its publication in France.


'A great Bildungsroman.' 'ABC

'Each character in the novel pays for the ill-defined guilt of their forebears, hero or traitor, victim or aggressor. Standing in sharp contrast to this violence is the gentle prose style, as clear as the voice of a well brought up teenager.' 'Le Monde

'Llop summons the ghosts of the past in a fascinating novel, at the peak of his art . . . The authors ability to place the reader in a vague anguished atmosphere is unrivaled.' 'Le Figaro Littéraire

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B José Carlos Llopx{0026}lt;/B (Palma, 1956). Es autor de las novelas x{0026}lt;I El informe Steinx{0026}lt;/I (1995) -Prix Écureuil de Littérature Étrangère 2008-, x{0026}lt;I La cámara de ámbarx{0026}lt;/I (1996), x{0026}lt;I Háblame del tercer hombrex{0026}lt;/I (2001), x{0026}lt;I El mensajero de Argelx{0026}lt;/I (2005), x{0026}lt;I Paris suite: 1940x{0026}lt;/I (2007), x{0026}lt;I En la ciudad sumergida x{0026}lt;/I (2010; Alfaguara 2017) -Mention Spéciale du Jury Prix Méditerranée Étranger 2013-, x{0026}lt;I Solsticio x{0026}lt;/I (2013) -Prix Laure Bataillon 2017-, x{0026}lt;I Reyes de Alejandríax{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara, 2016) y x{0026}lt;I Oriente x{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara, 2019). Sus últimos libros de poesía son x{0026}lt;I La avenida de la luz, Cuando acaba septiembrex{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I La vida distinta.x{0026}lt;/I Ha publicado también diarios, relatos y ensayo literario. Llop es Premio de las Letras del periódico x{0026}lt;I El Mundo x{0026}lt;/I y Premi Ramon Llull del Govern Balear 2011 por el conjunto de su obra.x{0026}lt;/P