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Three books to give as a Christmas gift

  • A person wrapping a green book in brown paper while sitting on a wooden floor surrounded by glowing Christmas lights and gift boxes under a decorated tree.

When you give a book as a gift, you give a ticket to other realities, to other worlds and, sometimes, a balm for the heart.

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Audrey Azoulay, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), highlighted the importance of books as tools that generate knowledge and provide well-being, stating: “books inform us, entertain us and allow us to better understand our world.”

In the recent survey by EL PAÍS and Cadena SER on the Spanish reader of the 21st century, it was revealed that 69.5% of respondents mentioned that reading helps them to have peace when they go through emotional slumps.

Meanwhile, in the report on consumer habits in the Book sector 2024 presented by the International Federation of European Booksellers, it showed that the literary genre preferred by readers in Spain, the United States, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom is fiction, and the most chosen reading format is paper with a preference of over 80%.

Now, we share three reading suggestions to give as gifts this Christmas.

Victoria by Paloma Sánchez-Garnica

This book takes us to Berlin, after the end of World War II. Its protagonist, Victoria, is a survivor who sings every night at the Kassandra club. With a prodigious mind, she is able to create a powerful message encryption system. Due to different circumstances, she is forced to travel to the United States, leaving her daughter Hedy and her sister Rebecca. Despite the immense pain of separation, she has the unconditional love of Captain Norton. This novel received the 2024 Planeta Prize.

Portada del libro Victoria de Paloma Sánchez-Garnica
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Sirenas: Seducciones y metamorfosis

In this essay, the prominent Spanish philologist Carlos García Gual makes a detailed analysis, based on myth, poetry, literature and painting, of these aquatic creatures that have enamored and seduced since ancient times.

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La madre del frío de Miguel Salas Díaz

In this novel, the central character is Xan Borrasca, who, after suffering an accident, becomes hemiplegic. However, he acquires powers that end up ruining his life. He left his job as a paranormal investigator. The story includes a nod to Edgar Allan Poe, with the presence of a living bird. An original read, full of mysteries and hidden secrets. It was a finalist for the Celsius award for the best Science Fiction and Fantasy work in Spanish published in 2023.

Portada del libro llamado La madre del frío.
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These proposals are an invitation to travel in a time tunnel to the past and to other alternate realities. Happy reading!