Biography
Pedro Feijoo is one of Galicia’s most exciting contemporary authors. Trained as a musician, he has taken part in numerous musical projects and written a survey of the state of Galician music. His story ‘The Viaduct’s Secret’ was published in 2011. But his greatest success came a year later with the publication of the novel Children of the Sea, awarded the Martín Sarmiento and San Clemente Prizes for fiction and shortlisted for the Xerais Prize for best novel. This work was followed by Memory of the Rain in 2013. His novels are set in Galician cities such as Vigo and Santiago de Compostela, contain a heavy dose of adventure and intrigue and are written in a style that is aimed at keeping the reader entertained.
Synopsis
Children of the Sea (432 pages) is Pedro Feijoo’s first novel. It is divided, like a play, into five acts: Simón; Mariña; Daniel; Aeneas; Troy.
Sample
‘Yes?’
‘Good day. Mr Simón Varela, please?’
‘Who’s calling?’
‘This is Ernest Rovira, personal secretary to the Dafonte-Llobet family.’
My name is Simón, and I am an architect. Yes, I know, neither my name nor my profession are of the greatest importance. But my mother always said manners are everything in this life. My name is Simón. Though it could just as well be Nothing. Given that nobody ever calls me. If I’m not careful, my friends don’t call me either. The two or three I have left. It wasn’t always like this. I was never one of those popular guys who are always the centre of attention, the life and soul of the party, you know. But nor was I a social pariah.
Well, I don’t think I was…
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