Death of a Horse

An outstanding short novel by an author included in Granta's "Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists."

A professor and a student in a nervous courtship are driving to his friend's country house for a weekend. Towards the end of their journey they come upon an accident in the road where a horse is fatally injured. The lovers try to help, something that will put them through their first disagreements and towards their first truly tender moment. With his insight into the sweet jerkiness that defines our romantic encounters, Barba portrays the fragile atmosphere between two people.

Un roman scurt remarcabil al unui autor inclus in „Cei mai buni romani tineri in limba spaniola” de la Granta. Un profesor si un student aflat intr-o curte nervoasa se duc la casa de la tara prietenului sau pentru un weekend. Spre sfarsitul calatoriei lor, se intampla un accident pe sosea, unde un cal este ranit fatal.