The Dead Writer

Anna is a middle-aged writer who has raised her daughter on her own. Now that Berta has grown up, her desire to meet her father — a man she knows only from a photograph — intensifies just as Anna's relationship with Hans begins to fall apart. Around them, lives move forward under a quiet tension: Hans, trapped in routine; Clara, a victim of her classmates' cruelty; and Anna, who turns her own experiences into a novel. When she decides to write a more autobiographical book, inspiration takes the shape of the man she left years ago. As Anna transforms life into fiction, the boundary between creation and reality becomes increasingly blurred, pulling Berta — who is struggling with anorexia — and those around them into a silent emotional storm. Memory and imagination intertwine in this intimate and powerful story, where what remains unspoken can be devastating, and every character is forced to confront the truths they have long avoided. "The novel shows the creation process of a piece of literature. […] It is aimed at those who like to read, people who can delve into their imagination and be absorbed in a tale, because many of the themes in the story are merely hinted at." —La Mañana "This book tells the story of Anna, a writer, the world around her and the people who live in it. Anna lives her literary life as if it were real, experiencing a kind of schizophrenia as the characters in her books collide with her life in their desire to see the light. The original was published in Spain in 2008." —Debbie Garrick, Translator "The Dead Writer is, in essence, an invitation to all those who enjoy the way that literature reflects itself within a story. But it also represents the opportunity to follow other characters with feelings in situations that inevitably provoke recognition. […] A delightful literary text, notable for its metaphorical language and images that are capable of depicting daily scenes containing a multitude of possibilities that are often hidden in real life. " —Dr Alexandra Santos Pinheiro, Resonancias Literarias, no. 153 "The Dead Writer is a novel that not only demonstrates the author's skill but also how she manipulates language, every writer's essential tool. […] This novel is also an insightful literary artefact, written to satisfy and entertain the modern reader." —Letralia "The author, Núria Añó, masterfully weaves a tale that delves deep into an exploration of the modern individual." —Noury Bakrim, Translator "The novel The Dead Writer is about the literary creation process. It describes how writing tears apart its protagonist, Anna, a writer trying to write her first autobiographical novel. Its mood is sober and poetic as Anna sinks deeper into her repressed memories. The Dead Writer is a vibrant, intelligent novel showcasing Núria Añó's incredible observation skills, driving the reader to seek their own answers." —Sarah Raabe, Translator Núria Añó is a Catalan writer whose work delves deeply into the psychology of her characters through an introspective and distinctive voice. Published internationally and translated into fifteen languages, she is known for her ability to capture silence, inner tension, and the complexity of family relationships. Añó has received numerous literary awards and has been invited to prestigious writing residencies across Europe and Asia.