Fiction

The Murmur of Bees

by Sofía Segovia

Description

From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can, visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threats, both human and those of nature; Simonopio’s purpose in Linares will, in time, be divined.

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Author Biography

Sofía Segovia was born in Monterrey, Mexico. She studied communications at Universidad de Monterrey, thinking mistakenly that she would be a journalist. But fiction is her first love. A creative writing teacher, she has also been a ghostwriter and communications director for local political campaigns and has written several plays for local theater. Her novels include Noche de huracán (Night of the Hurricane), El murmullo de las abejas (The Murmur of Bees)―which was called the literary discovery of the year by Penguin Random House and named Novel of the Year by iTunes―and Huracán. Sofía likes to travel the world, but she loves coming home to her husband, three children, two dogs, and cat. She writes her best surrounded and inspired by their joyous chaos.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Orginal LanguageSpanish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781542040501 / 1542040507
  • Publication Country or regionMexico
  • FormatPaperback
  • Pages468
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleEl murmullo de las abejas
  • Biblio NotesAvailable only for screen adaptations through PaGe Literary Agency

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