I had long conversations with Quim Español, Josep Maria Fonalleras, Pep Nadal and Arturo San Agustín on various aspects of the book while the manuscript was taking shape and I must thank them for their patience and comments. Andreu Pulido always gives me tons of good advice about language.
Ester Pujol is my editor and to her I owe the magnificent editing of this book. She and Berta Bruna were the first to see my travel notebooks with the original notes for the novel and the first to read the manuscript; they both threw themselves into it wholeheartedly. As did the entire team at Columna and Destino, headed by Emili Rosales, who accompanied me throughout with enthusiasm and professionalism. As did everyone at the Pontas Literary Agency, Marina Penalva, Ricard Domingo and Anna Soler-Pont, who not only represent me but also make my life as easy as they possibly can. I am truly grateful to them all.
About the Author
Rafel Nadal Farreras is an award-winning Catalan journalist and author. This is his first novel to be translated into English.
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First published in 2015 by Columna Edicions as La Maledicció dels Palmisano.
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