{"title":"Seix Barral Publishing House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeix Barral is a literary publisher founded in Barcelona and historically linked to the renewal of narrative in the Spanish language. Its catalog includes contemporary novels, literary essays, and translations of international authors, with a constant focus on literary quality, formal experimentation, and the dialogue between tradition and modernity. Over the decades, Seix Barral has been a key label in promoting new voices and consolidating fundamental authors in the literary scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-mala-costumbre-alana-s-portero-seix-barral","title":"La mala costumbre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa mala costumbre\u003c\/em\u003e, the first novel by \u003cstrong\u003eAlana S. Portero\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a raw, poetic, and moving story about the childhood and adolescence of a girl trapped in a body she does not recognize. Set in a working-class neighborhood of Madrid in the 1980s, marked by heroin, and in the clandestine nights of the 1990s, the protagonist faces violence, rejection, and the search for identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel combines the harshness of survival with the power of culture, pop divas, and female solidarity, showing how anger against an excluding system can become a vital driving force. Considered an international literary phenomenon before its publication, this work marks a milestone in contemporary queer narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can listen to the novel’s soundtrack at: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0gQEfjdfg1iInLPl5JPoho?si=rirNC6yaRsautEDcBe27GA\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Spotify\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0gQEfjdfg1iInLPl5JPoho?si=rirNC6yaRsautEDcBe27GA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA novel that is much more than a literary phenomenon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA voice that stays alive in those who read it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«I recommend reading La mala costumbre to get an idea of how much suffering, how much pain, how much risk there is in being born in the wrong body.»\u003cb\u003e Pedro Almodóvar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«This book made me laugh, cry, and scream. It hooked me from the first page.»\u003cb\u003e Dua Lipa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«If we understand that literature has the quality of delving into the human soul, this book lets you understand that nothing is easy, frivolous, or capricious.» \u003cb\u003eElvira Lindo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLa mala costumbre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eteaches us to look at everything again and understand it better.» \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Pop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e«One of the books that has moved and touched me the most in recent times [?]. A very harsh story masterfully written.»\u003cb\u003e Zahara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«A beautiful, cruel, and redemptive book about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ethe path we take to become \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ewho we are.»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eElena Medel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«A capital-letter writer, raw and brilliant. A breathtaking debut full of good omens. A nameless wound \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ethat can finally heal.»\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMaría Sánchez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"2713\" data-start=\"2681\"\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2713\" data-start=\"2681\"\u003eAlana S. Portero (Madrid, 1978) is a medievalist, writer, playwright, and stage director. 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Her mother sinks into despair, her little sister breaks down, and she starts to take refuge in her nightmares. In her dreams, she wanders through rooms stained scarlet, surrounded by bright blue eyes identical to those of George, her mother’s new boyfriend, an intruder who moves arrogantly through the house and devours her with his gaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1597\" data-start=\"1148\"\u003eThe house becomes a claustrophobic space: George’s eyes follow her inside and outside of the dream. Her fixation grows to the point that any man with blue eyes attracts her in a way she doesn’t understand. Ji-won fantasizes about tearing out those eyes, holding them between her fingers, biting them, and seeing if tasting them would release an unexpected sweetness. 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Set in a working-class neighborhood of Madrid in the 1980s, marked by heroin, and in the clandestine nights of the 1990s, the protagonist faces violence, rejection, and the search for identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel combines the harshness of survival with the strength of culture, pop divas, and female solidarity, showing how anger against an excluding system can become a vital driving force. Considered an international literary phenomenon before its publication, this work marks a milestone in contemporary queer narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can listen to the novel’s soundtrack at: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Spotify\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0gQEfjdfg1iInLPl5JPoho?si=rirNC6yaRsautEDcBe27GA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/0gQEfjdfg1iInLPl5JPoho?si=rirNC6yaRsautEDcBe27GA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA novel that is much more than a literary phenomenon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA voice that stays alive in those who read it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«I recommend reading La mala costumbre to get an idea of how much suffering, how much pain, how much risk there is in being born in the wrong body.»\u003cb\u003e Pedro Almodóvar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«This book made me laugh, cry, and scream. It hooked me from the first page.»\u003cb\u003e Dua Lipa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«If we understand that literature has the quality of delving into the human soul, this book lets you understand that nothing is easy, frivolous, or capricious.» \u003cb\u003eElvira Lindo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e«\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLa mala costumbre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eteaches us to look at everything again and understand it better.» \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Pop\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e«One of the books that has moved and touched me the most in recent times [?]. 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