Juan Miguel de los Ríos
Cover of El mar no puede morir (Spanish edition)

Mystery novel

El mar no puede morir

Spanish-language edition. This page is an English introduction to the book.

The distance between looking on and getting involved.

Genre
Mystery novel
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The story

Bárbara travels to the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf. Miguel prefers to keep that world at a distance. When she accompanies her mother to Algeria, a journey tied to family memories ends in an abduction.

To find her, Miguel must follow enigmatic instructions accompanied by lines of poetry. The search confronts him with Bárbara's convictions and his own way of seeing the world.

About the novel

The author's first novel received the support of Manuel Alcántara. Poetry runs through a mystery that connects private experience with the conflicts of its time.

Beginnings

A conversation about the first novel

In a 2016 interview, Juan Miguel de los Ríos recalls Manuel Alcántara's support for El mar no puede morir and describes receiving a congratulatory letter from Arturo Pérez-Reverte.

Read the interview in MiEntrevista ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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