DÍAS SIN TI / DAYS WITHOUT YOU
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Autor:
ELVIRA SASTRE
Country:
Spain (ES)
Book Theme:
The new writers under 40
Publisher:
Editorial Seix Barral
Publishing Year:
2019
Elvira Sastre (born 1992 in Segovia, Spain) is a Spanish poet, writer, and translator known for her emotional and lyrical style. She studied English Philology at the Complutense University of Madrid and began sharing her poetry on her blog Relocos y Recuerdos. Her poetry collections include Cuarenta y tres maneras de soltarse el pelo (2013), Baluarte (2014), and Aquella orilla nuestra (2018). In 2019, she won the Premio Biblioteca Breve for her debut novel Days Without You (Días sin ti), published by Seix Barral. Sastre’s work explores love, loss, and self-discovery, establishing her as a key voice in contemporary Spanish literature.
National Award for Children’s and Young People’s
Abstract
“Days Without You” by Elvira Sastre is a poetic novel that explores love, loss, and healing through the intertwined stories of a young woman and her grandfather. The narrative alternates between their voices—one reflecting on a passionate relationship that ends in heartbreak, the other on a lifetime of wisdom and resilience. Through lyrical prose, Sastre examines the beauty and pain of loving deeply, the strength found in vulnerability, and the transformative power of time. The book is a tender meditation on how absence shapes us, reminding readers that even in loss, love endures.
