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'An exhilarating novel' The Times.A glorious cast of animals and birds, as well as humans, relate magical stories in this extraordinary novel. An old lady, Misia, tells how the 300 ravens of Xallas are the warrior-poets of the last king of Galicia. A priest, Don Xil, explains to a peasant girl, Rosa, that the beautifully carved women in the local church are not saints, but representations of the seven deadly sins. Manuel Rivas's story emerges like spirals of smoke, in a series of memorably poetic images. His characters have their roots deep in the traditions, legends, language and history of Galicia, Spain's most north-westerly province. With tremendous power of vision Rivas displays his strong sense of cultural identity through tales narrated with great tenderness and humour.
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Manuel Rivas was born in A Coruna, Spain in 1957. He writes in the Galician language of northwest Spain and is well-known in his native country for his journalism and for teh films made of his prize-winning novles and short stories.
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