Descripción
"A surprising and vital book with melancholic notes, like the sound that lingers in the air after a toast. Extraordinary! . -Bárbara Mingo
After a decade without hearing from her, the narrator of this novel surprises Aunt Lidia sitting in a Madrid cafe. That moment, like a ghostly apparition, triggers a series of memories, and the two years the protagonist lived with her aunt cascade. El ataque de las cabras is a coming-of-age story, but also a family chronicle that will delight the reader. With a narrative flow that alternates the emotional development typical of the early years of youth with the hilarious fables of an insolent goat, the narrator will gradually discover tragicomic family secrets that will allow her to understand her family's eccentricities. Like a magician who perhaps became a writer to cast her spells in the form of stories, Laura Chivite displays her undeniable talent and her singular sense of humor to explore the passage of time with its sorrows and disappointments, revealing to us, page after page, an exquisite wisdom. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION After a decade with no contact, the narrator of this novel bumps into her Aunt Lidia in a Madrid café. The chance meeting triggers a flood of memories of the two years the protagonist lived with her as a child. In addition to being a coming-of-age story, Attack of the Goats is also an irresistible family chronicle. With its fluid narrative, alternating between childhood memories and the hilarious adventures of a mischievous goat, it gradually reveals a series of tragicomic family secrets that offer insights into the narrator's peculiar upbringing. Like a magician turned writer to better cast her spells through books, Laura Chivite marshals her indisputable talent and singular sense of humor to explore the passage of time, with all its sorrows and disappointments, cultivating an exquisite wisdom with every page.
Author: Laura Chivite
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: 06/17/2025
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9788439744474
ISBN10: 8439744471
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Family Life | General
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | World Literature | Spain | 21st Century
After a decade without hearing from her, the narrator of this novel surprises Aunt Lidia sitting in a Madrid cafe. That moment, like a ghostly apparition, triggers a series of memories, and the two years the protagonist lived with her aunt cascade. El ataque de las cabras is a coming-of-age story, but also a family chronicle that will delight the reader. With a narrative flow that alternates the emotional development typical of the early years of youth with the hilarious fables of an insolent goat, the narrator will gradually discover tragicomic family secrets that will allow her to understand her family's eccentricities. Like a magician who perhaps became a writer to cast her spells in the form of stories, Laura Chivite displays her undeniable talent and her singular sense of humor to explore the passage of time with its sorrows and disappointments, revealing to us, page after page, an exquisite wisdom. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION After a decade with no contact, the narrator of this novel bumps into her Aunt Lidia in a Madrid café. The chance meeting triggers a flood of memories of the two years the protagonist lived with her as a child. In addition to being a coming-of-age story, Attack of the Goats is also an irresistible family chronicle. With its fluid narrative, alternating between childhood memories and the hilarious adventures of a mischievous goat, it gradually reveals a series of tragicomic family secrets that offer insights into the narrator's peculiar upbringing. Like a magician turned writer to better cast her spells through books, Laura Chivite marshals her indisputable talent and singular sense of humor to explore the passage of time, with all its sorrows and disappointments, cultivating an exquisite wisdom with every page.
Author: Laura Chivite
Publisher: Literatura Random House
Published: 06/17/2025
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9788439744474
ISBN10: 8439744471
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Family Life | General
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | World Literature | Spain | 21st Century
About the Author
Laura Chivite nació en Pamplona en 1995. Estudió Literaturas Comparadas en Granada, especializándose en la conexión entre literatura y cine. Desde hace cuatro años reside en Madrid, donde ha cursado dos másteres y trabaja, entre otras cosas, de profesora. Gente que ríe es su primera novela.