Stone in a Landslide

Maria Barbal, born in 1949, is considered the most influential Catalan contemporary author. The clarity with which she presents human relations and the effects of the passage of time has earned her critical acclaim and a wide readership. She has published eight novels and has won numerous awards, including the Critics' Prize, the National Prize for Literature and the Serra d'Or Prize. She lives in Barcelona.

"Sometimes the best stories are those simply told." The Independent "So vibrant, that it makes me want to take scissors to everything else I read." The Guardian "short, spare and haunting" The Strand, BBC World Service "A Pyrenean life told in a quietly effective voice." Independent on Sunday "There is an understated power in Barbal's depiction of how the forces of history can shape the life of the powerless." The Financial Times "A stirring account of love and loss." Daily Express "A masterpiece of world literature and a shining example of the virtuosity of elegant and concise prose." Lancashire Evening Post "This book is a quiet reminder that sometimes simplicity is the key to revealing the depth of human suffering." Wanderlust Magazine