num_pages: 412
description: A large crack along the Pyrenees separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe. Spain and Portugal become a great floating island, without oars, sails and propellers, drifting toward a new utopia. The cultural encounter between Europeans and Latin Americans will help to establish an equilibrium between the people of these two worlds.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: La balsa de piedra
titlecomplete: La balsa de piedra (Spanish Edition)
characters: Pedro Orce, Jose Anaico, Joaquim Sassa, Joana Carda
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Literature, Romance, Portugal, Nobel Prize, Novels, Fantasy, Portuguese Literature, 20th Century
ratings_count: 8462
places: Iberia
awards: name: جائزة نوبل فى الآداب
publisher: Alfaguara