Lluís Prats

Dissidents

194 pp.

Ada lives in a perfect world and leads a perfectly organised life in Sector 7. Everything there is aseptic: there are no wars or diseases, and history and art are unnecessary. Things seem to be under control, until one day Ada’s world falls apart. She flees to the polluted city, a Madrid in ruins where she is to discover a reality that will make her doubt her deepest convictions.

SCIENCE FICTION / INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

Mlle Collignon’s Little Choir

136 pp.

Mlle Collignon teaches French and music. Without warning, the administration forces her to leave the school and move to a new one in the Raval neighbourhood, with students of very different nationalities and cultures. Mlle Collignon’s life will change, presenting her with the challenge of involving her students in an ambitious project.

FEELINGS /FRIENDSHIP

RIGHTS SOLD: JAPANESE