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La bola / The Ball (Spanish Edition)

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9788410299542
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Expected release date is Dec 8th 2026
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  • Product Details

    Author:
    Daniel Verdú
    Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    224
    Publisher:
    PRH Grupo Editorial (December 8, 2026)
    Imprint:
    Alfaguara
    Release Date:
    December 8, 2026
    Language:
    Spanish
    Audience:
    General/trade
    ISBN-13:
    9788410299542
    ISBN-10:
    8410299542
    Weight:
    13oz
    Dimensions:
    6" x 9.4"
    File:
    RandomHouse-PRH_Book_Company_PRH_PRT_Onix_delta_active_D20260715T232112_157244979-20260715.xml
    Folder:
    RandomHouse
    List Price:
    $21.95
    Country of Origin:
    Spain
    Pub Discount:
    65
    Case Pack:
    24
    As low as:
    $16.90
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-RH
    Discount Code:
    A
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    Yes
  • Overview

    La historia real sobre la misteriosa mujer que puso en jaque la verdad en España.

    «La vida de una mujer enigmática, manipuladora y sagaz. Todos creímos conocerla y nadie la conoció. Impactante. Un personaje propio de Patricia Highsmith.»Elvira Lindo

    «El libro que la fascinante Mar de Marchis merecía. Hay que leerlo dos veces para creerse esta historia real. Un viaje alucinado y absorbente a un personaje de novela.» —Manuel Jabois

    Una mujer misteriosa irrumpió en la escena mediática española en 2011, en pleno colapso económico y social. Todos hablaban de ella, pero nadie la había visto. Una abogada de origen siciliano, la hija de Aznar, un hombre con filtro de voz. Nadie sabía quién era realmente Mar de Marchis, pero todos querían tenerla cerca.

    Arrolladora, creativa y frágil, fundó una revista de culto sin salir de su casa. Su voz se infiltró en grandes periódicos, sedujo y convenció a escritores o políticos y firmó contratos sin dejarse ver. Mandaba fotos de una joven atractiva que cautivó a muchos. La persona no existía, pero su influencia y sus ideas eran reales. El mito y el misterio le dieron poder en un mundo marcado ya por el anonimato, las redes sociales y la crisis de la verdad. ¿Quién fue? ¿Una mente brillante, una impostora o un síntoma de su tiempo?

    La bola es un viaje a su enigma, pero también el retrato de la época en que la representación de la realidad empezó a resquebrajarse. Una historia verídica que podría ser ficción. La paradoja de nuestro tiempo reciente: la verdad en manos de una mentira.

    ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

    The true story of the mysterious woman who challenged the truth in Spain.

    “The life of an enigmatic, manipulative, and shrewd woman. We all thought we knew her, and yet no one really did. Shocking. A character straight out of a Patricia Highsmith novel.” —Elvira Lindo

    “The book that the fascinating Mar de Marchis deserved. You have to read it over and over to believe this true story. A mind-blowing and absorbing journey into a character straight out of a novel.” —Manuel Jabois

    A mysterious woman burst onto the Spanish media scene in 2011, in the midst of economic and social collapse. Everyone was talking about her, but no one had ever seen her. A lawyer of Sicilian origin, the daughter of Aznar, a man with a voice filter. No one knew who Mar de Marchis really was, but everyone wanted to be close to her.

    Overwhelming, creative, and fragile, she founded a cult magazine without ever leaving her home. Her voice infiltrated major newspapers, seduced and convinced writers and politicians, and she signed contracts without ever showing her face. She sent photos of an attractive young woman who captivated many. The person didn’t exist, but her influence and her ideas were real. The myth and the mystery gave her power in a world already marked by anonymity, social media, and the crisis of truth. Who was she? A brilliant mind, an impostor, or a symptom of her time?

    The Ball is a journey into her enigma, but also a portrait of the era when the representation of reality began to crumble. A true story that could be fiction. The paradox of our recent times: the truth in the hands of a lie.