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In 1974, Miguel Vernier, employee at a printing press is fired for printing a political leaflet. Afterwards he accepts a job as caretaker of a large expanse of sand lost in the eastern part of the country. The strange and magical surroundings of that place, the monotony of the sand banks, the near-by village, and the exasperating backdrop of the dictatorship, are good ingredients for the intrigue, drama and madness to take over the plot. The... - Read more

Rulo is always dropping everything, or everything he tries to carry is always falling out of his grasp. He doesn’t know why this always happens to him. And neither do his parents who have invented a list of punishments for all sorts of occasions to try to make Rulo more responsible for his actions. In in reaction to his parents treatment, and to justify his behavior, Rulo has invented the Ley Rompitud (The Law Breaker, of sorts). Worried,... - Read more

Víctor Del Árbol (Spain, 1968) holds a degree in History from the University of Barcelona. He worked as an officer of the Catalan police force from 1992 to 2012. In 2003, he was the runner-up for the VIII Fernando Lara Award with El abismo de los sueños ( The Abyss of Dreams ) and in 2006, he won the Tiflos de Novela Award with the El peso de los muertos ( Weight of the Dead ). His novel La tristeza del samurai ( The... - Read more

The novel A Thousand Drops by Víctor del Árbol is still a success a year after its publication. After 5 editions in Spain (Destino) and 2 editions in France, (Actes Sud) its nomination for one of the most prestigious awards in France: Le Grand Prix de Litteratures Policières 2015 was announced this week. The book by Victor del Árbol has achieved great reviews from the press and is shortlisted for this Prize along... - Read more

‘Un millón de gotas’ has been awarded the most prestigious French literary award appointed for the noir genre. Its author, Victor del Árbol, repeats once again the great feat of conquering the most distinguished reviews of the noir genre in France. Previously, in 2012, he was the first Spaniard to obtain the Prix du polar Européen, awarded by the prestigious French publication Le Point. Le Grand Prix de... - Read more