Summary of Easy Reading
âEasy Readingâ is a contemporary novel that centres on four women with âintellectual disabilitiesâ who share a state-subsidised flat in Barcelona. The story describes their daily lives, focusing on their economic, emotional, and legal challenges and their struggle to maintain freedom from social and state control.
Reasons to read Easy Reading
âEasy Readingâ by Spanish author Christina Morales offers a humorous and unique portrayal of the lives of so-called âmarginalised peopleâ in modern-day Barcelona. The novel was awarded with the Premio Nacional de Narrativa in 2019 and the Premio Herralde de Novela in 2018.
Setting: Barcelona (Spain)
Original title: Lectura fĂĄcil
Year of publication: 2018
Nr of pages: 448
