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In Slave of Freedom , Ildefonso Falcones intertwines the destinies of two heroines between Cuba and Spain. A historical fresco spanning two centuries, to be published on February 20 by L’Archipel.
This winter, meet Kaweka and Lita. Kaweka is 11 years old when she is kidnapped from her village in Africa and landed in Cuba in 1856 to be sold to the Marquis of Santadoma on his sugar plantation. Lita, 28 years old, lives in Madrid, Spain today and, like her ancestors, serves the Santadoma family. Although two centuries separate these two heroines born from the pen of Ildefonso Falcones, they are both driven by the same vital impulse: to claim their dignity, their freedom and that of their loved ones.
With Slave of Freedom , Ildefonso Falcones immerses us in a fight full of meaning. Through the trajectory of a young slave driven by an almost mystical force, the Barcelonan depicts a part of the history of the Pearl of the Caribbean and draws parallels with injustices that are still relevant today.
Ildefonso Falcones, novelist of oppressions
This novel is a new milestone in the work of the Catalan, known for weaving links between fiction and history. Since the immense success of The Cathedral of the Sea (published in 2006 and since adapted into a series on Netflix), the lawyer specializing in civil law has become one of the most widely read Spanish writers in the world. A man of law, Ildefonso Falcones strives to imagine courageous characters, masters of their destiny. Motivated by the desire to depict injustices in his pages, he has written other must-reads: The Mutiny of Cordoba (2011) and The Barefoot Queen (2013).
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