The Boy Who Fell Into a Hole

Jordi Sierra i Fabra


Riki Blanco (illustrations)

«The latest novel of the author of Kafka y la muñeca viajera, National Prize for Children and Young People's Literature 2007».

«No-one wants to see a child who has fallen into a hole. It bothers them. They feel bad. Think about all the people who see accidents on television. They eat lunch, they talk, and when there is something tragic on, they change channels with the touch of a button. A button! That’s how easy it is. Press a button, and reality can take a hike.»

Marc has problems. Since he fell into that hole, he has asked for help but no one does anything. Everyone passes him by, unable to commit themselves, to help out. How can they find a solution when there doesn’t seem to be anyone there? Buried beneath reality, Marc starts to discover what the world is really like.

An intelligent social satire which shows the hypocritical side of society, but also the friendship of some people and the clarity that is possible for those who decide to overcome their situation.

Age 10 and up; 165 x 240 mm; 136 pp. Paperback. ISBN: 978-84-92412-10-5 Català: 978-84-92412-11-2

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Jordi Sierra i Fabra

Barcelona, 1947




His prose has been translated into twenty-five languages, and is among the most widely-read in schools and libraries in Spain. He has won several prizes, including the Gran Angular Prize (1980, 1982 and 1990), the Columna Jove Prize (1993 and 1998), the A la Orilla del Viento International Prize (1999) and the Nèstor Luján Prize for Historic Fiction (2004). In 2006 he was shortlisted for the Andersen Prize and in 2007 he won the National Prize for Children and Young People’s Literature, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

Published titles:
The Boy Who Fell Into a Hole