Emilio Lara wins the Edhasa prize for historical fiction

D. Castillo

Anthropologist and teacher Emilio Lara has won the Edhasa prize for historical fiction with Tiempos de Esperanza (times of hope). It is a novel about war, fanaticism and fear, as well as friendship, love and hope, and is set in 2012 during the Children’s Crusade. Members of the panel remarked on his well sketched characters, the range of scenarios presented to the reader and the strong dose of humanity instilled.

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El Punt Avui. Girona 14-02-2019, Pàgina 55
El Punt Avui. Nacional 14-02-2019, Pàgina 43

IT’S THAT MAN AGAIN
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Government to spend extra €8.8 million to expand Catalan courses and places
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