The Brother of Time

In the early 14th century, young Michael O’Muldarry witnesses the death of his mother, who is convicted of practising witchcraft. Escaping the executioners, Michael flees into the woods and vanishes, where he is rescued by monks from a nearby abbey. Intending to conceal his identity, he changes his name to Martin Smith and lives there as a novice until Father James discovers, at almost the same time as Martin himself, the strange anomaly that affects his body: he does not get sick, he does not grow, he does not age.
Convinced that this condition can only bring him trouble, he escapes from the monastery without knowing that running away will be just the start of a long series of events. He will have to keep running forever, either so that those around him do not realise that he never gets old or to escape from those who know about his existence due to Father James’ papers. Among the agonies of the medieval plague, on the ships that colonised America, playing female roles in Molière’s theatre, in the Japan of the samurais or in Nazi Germany, Martin Smith lives the terrible weight of his immortality with as much dignity as he can.
Meanwhile, in the 21st century, a wealthy American pharmaceutical tycoon who knows his secret puts all the resources at his disposal into finding the formula of Michael’s immortality. The chapters alternate between the present (the persecution of Michael) and the past (memories of over six centuries of life).

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ISBN 978-84-8343-515-1

Pages 328

Edition 2017

Price 13,90 €

Format 15.0 cm x 21.5 cm

Año lanzamiento 2017

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Miguel Sandín

Miguel Sandín (Madrid, 1963). After giving up law, he started to study Philosophy at the Complutense University of Madrid, where he founded and contributed to “Thales” magazine. His passion for theatre led him to start his own company, Karmesí Teatro. ...

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