Hasta que empieza a brillar / Until It Begins to Shine (Spanish Edition)

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EL GANADOR DEL PREMIO ALFAGUARA VUELVE A LA NOVELA CON LA VIDA DE MARÍA MOLINER EN EL 125 ANIVERSARIO DE SU NACIMIENTO

«María Moliner hizo una proeza con muy pocos precedentes: escribió sola, en su casa, con su propia mano, el diccionario más completo, útil y divertido de la lengua castellana». --Gabriel García Márquez

«Andrés Neuman nos revela la literatura que habita en un diccionario y en la vida de su creadora, acercándonos a un personaje fabuloso y haciéndole justicia a una rebelde en tiempos oscuros, tan sutil como radical». --Jazmina Barrera

Solemos identificar a María Moliner con su diccionario, «el más completo, útil y divertido de la lengua castellana», según García Márquez. ¿Pero por qué se sentó a escribirlo a los cincuenta años, en plena dictadura franquista? ¿Cómo pudo completar, prácticamente sola, el diccionario de autora más importante de todos los tiempos?

Hasta que empieza a brillar cuenta la historia íntima de María Moliner, partiendo de una atractiva premisa literaria: narrar de cuerpo entero a la protagonista a través de su vínculo con la lengua. A la vez, nos propone una sugerente hipótesis: ¿y si su diccionario fuese también una suerte de autobiografía oculta?

Esta es la vida novelada de una figura apasionante, retratada desde una infancia difícil hasta un final insospechado, pasando por su extraordinaria labor como bibliotecaria en la República o su polémica candidatura a la Real Academia. Entre la investigación y la imaginación, combinando la comedia, el drama familiar y la tragedia colectiva, se abre paso la historia de una resistencia secreta. Un acto de justicia con el legado de una mujer que vivió a contracorriente y exploró las palabras hasta que empezaron a brillar.

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THE WINNER OF THE ALFAGUARA PRIZE BRINGS US THIS NOVEL ABOUT THE LIFE OF MARÍA MOLINER ON THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER BIRTH.

“María Moliner accomplished a nearly unprecedented feat: Writing alone, at home, by hand, she produced the most complete, useful and entertaining dictionary of the Spanish language.” - Gabriel García Márquez

“Andrés Neuman reveals the literary aspects of Moliner’s dictionary and the life of its creator, introducing us to an extraodinary human being who dared to rebel in dark times in subtle but radical ways.” -Jazmina Barrera

When we think of María Moliner, it’s usually of her dictionary, “the most complete, useful and entertaining in the Spanish language,” as García Márquez described it. But why, at the age of 50, did she decide to write it, at the height of the Franco dictatorship? How did she manage to complete such a daunting task practically on her own?

Until It Begins to Shine is a fictionalized version of María Moliner’s life told from a unique perspective: her fascination with language. It also poses an intriguing hypothesis: What if the dictionary were also a type of coded autobiography of its author?

The novel traces Moliner’s extraordinary life, from her difficult childhood through her important work as a librarian under the Republic and controversial nomination to Spain’s Royal Academy. A blend of research and imagination, comedy, family drama and collective tragedy, it is the story of clandestine resistance, an attempt to do justice to the legacy of a woman who went against the tide and explored the power of words until she made them shine.

This book title, Hasta que empieza a brillar / Until It Begins to Shine, ISBN: 9788410496279, by Andrés Neuman, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (June 17, 2025) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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Product Details

Author:
Andrés Neuman
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
308
Publisher:
PRH Grupo Editorial (June 17, 2025)
Imprint:
Alfaguara
Release Date:
June 17, 2025
Language:
Spanish
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9788410496279
ISBN-10:
8410496275
Weight:
13oz
Dimensions:
6" x 9.4"
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Country of Origin:
Spain
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