A week of big changes as we begin to leave behind the winter literary quarter. In fiction the new novel of the much-loved in Spain Paul Auster, 'Baumgartner,'...
starring an older alter ego of the writer, and also the first novel by Maggie O'Farrell, “La distancia que nos separa,” published by Libros del Asteroide after the success of “Hamnet”, as it reached first place. In addition, the latest works by Eduardo Mendoza, Luis Landero and Patrick Rothfuss continue the list.
Meanwhile, in non-fiction, Paolo Vierci's “La sociedad de la nieve” (The Society of the Snow) cedes its place to the controversial essay “Ni una, ni grande, ni libre,” in which historian Nicolás Sesma dissects Franco's dictatorship with the perspective of a new generation.
These are the 10 best-selling novels and essays of the week
1. Baumgartner by Paul Auster. Seix Barral.
2. Ni una, ni grande, ni libre by Nicolás Sesma. Crítica.
3. Tres enigmas para la Organización by Eduardo Mendoza. Seix Barral.
4. El estrecho sendero entre deseos by Patrick Rothfuss. Plaza & Janés.
5. La última función by Luis Landero. Tusquets.
6. La sociedad de la nieve by Pablo Vierci. Alrevés.
7. El hijo olvidado by Mikel Santiago. Ediciones B.
8. Bajo tierra seca by César Pérez Gellida. Destino.
9. El abismo del olvido by Paco Roca y Rodrigo Terrasa. Astiberri.
10. El silencio y la cólera by Pierre Lemaitre. Salamandra.
