LLAMANDO A LAS PUERTAS DEL CIELO
Against the will of her boyfriend and her parents, Silvia, a young medical student, travels to India to work in a hospital as a volunteer during her holidays. Confronted with the social reality in a country so utterly foreign to her, the young woman soon becomes aware of the responsibility of every human being in a world that is growing closer and closer together. In a realistic style, the novel describes the personal tensions that Silvia experiences "between the two worlds". At the same time, it offers a thorough insight into the work of non-governmental organisations and their cross-border commitment.
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The White Ravens Award 2007
Rights sold to Mexico, Korea, Brazil and Audiobook
ISBN: 978-84-236-8072-6
Code: 053641
Publication date: 31/03/2006
288 pages
Size: 13.0cm x 20.5cm. Paperback
Cover price: 12.70 €
Theme:Children's / Teenage fiction and true stories
Biography
Sierra i Fabra, Jordi
Jordi Sierra i Fabra was born in Barcelona in 1947. He began to write when he was eight, and when he was twelve he decided that his vocation was to become a novelist. However, seduced by rock music he initiated his professional career as director of some of the most influential music magazines in Spain (Disco Express, Popular I, etc.). His works have not just obtained the most prestigious national and international awards (such is the National award, edebe’s, Gran Angular, Protagonista Jove, IBBY list, CCEI honours, Columna Jove, Barco de vapor, Ramón Muntaner, White Ravens, Néstor Luján, Julio C. Coba, Barcanova, Cervantes Chico, La Galera, Anaya, LIJ Iberomericano, Fiter i Rosell, among many others) but they have also been made into films. He is a tireless traveler and works without rest.
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