The Year of the Flood
ABOUT
THE BOOK
In Franco’s Spain, the determined Sister Consuelo, Mother Superior of a convent hospital, approaches the rich landowner Don Augusto for funds to establish an old people’s home, sparking an unexpected, intense affair that challenges her vows and faith. Amidst torrential rains and local unrest, her innocent mission descends into passion, deception, and conflict with bandits, ultimately revealing the complexities of human desire and integrity beneath a seemingly devout exterior.
Original title in Spanish El ano del diluvio published by Editorial Seix Barral (1992)
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Nick
Caistor
Nick Caistor is a translator, journalist, and author of non-fiction books. He has translated some forty books from Spanish and Portuguese, including those by Paulo Coelho, Eduardo Mendoza, Juan Marsé, and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and has twice been awarded the Valle-Inclán prize for Spanish translation. He has presented and produced many programs on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service and is a regular contributor to The Times Literary Supplement and The Guardian.
Nick Caistor is a translator, journalist, and author of non-fiction books. He has translated some forty books from Spanish and Portuguese, including those by Paulo Coelho, Eduardo Mendoza, Juan Marsé, and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and has twice been awarded the Valle-Inclán prize for Spanish translation. He has presented and produced many programs on BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service and is a regular contributor to The Times Literary Supplement and The Guardian.