La ciudad de las luces muertas – Plastic Books
La ciudad de las luces muertas – Plastic Books
La ciudad de las luces muertas – Plastic Books

La ciudad de las luces muertas

Ediciones Destino
David Uclés
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Pages
288 pp.
Language
Spanish
Publisher
Ediciones Destino
Year
2026
ISBN
9788423369225
Dimensions
14.1 x 2.7 x 23.2 cm
Written by
David Uclés

La ciudad de las luces muertas is the new novel by David Uclés, winner of the Premio Nadal 2026, and confirms the literary imagination of one of the most unique narrators in recent Spanish literature, also the author of La península de las casas vacías.

The story begins in postwar Barcelona, when a young woman accidentally causes an extraordinary phenomenon that plunges the city into total darkness. For an entire day, all light disappears: both sunlight and artificial light. Only a faint glow of unknown origin and the fire’s radiance remain.

At that moment, the different Barcelonas that have existed over time begin to overlap. Buildings that had disappeared reappear, others not yet built emerge from the future, and the city becomes a territory where eras, perspectives, and memories that should never have coincided coexist.

The phenomenon also triggers an unexpected parade of historical figures who come back to life and cross paths in unlikely encounters. Picasso makes Simone Weil cry, Cortázar paints Carmen Laforet, Gaudí varnishes passersby, and George Orwell protects Montserrat Caballé, Núria Espert, and Jordi Savall from war projectiles. Meanwhile, a photographer capable of revealing in his images what has not yet happened tries to decipher the mystery of the darkness that has transformed the city.

In this ensemble novel, David Uclés constructs a narrative where literature, painting, music, and theater become the deep conscience of society. An imaginative and ambitious story that turns Barcelona into a stage where past, present, and future dialogue in the same space.

La ciudad de las luces muertas is, at the same time, a tribute to the city and a celebration of imagination as a force capable of restoring light even in the darkest moments.

Title
La ciudad de las luces muertas
Author
David Uclés
Publisher
Ediciones Destino
Published
2026
Availability
In stock
Language
Español
Pages
288 pp.
ISBN
8423369226
ISBN-13
9788423369225
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