Voices of Pamano

On the banks of the mountain river Pamano, hidden in the Pyrenees, voices do not cease. In them are echoes of past events, the pain of the past, and the noise of everyday life. Teacher Tina is gathering material for a book about local schools, stonemason Jaume chisels inscriptions on tombstones, aging beauty Elizenda, enchanting and deceiving, bribing and giving orders, presides over her secret court like an angel of revenge. But one day, a notebook accidentally found in a school doomed to demolition brings them the confession of a man whom some considered a traitor and a murderer, others a martyr. So who is he really — this Oriol Fontelles, the village teacher? And what inscription should now be engraved on his tombstone?.. Jaume Cabré (b. 1947) is the leading star of Catalan literature; his books have been translated into dozens of languages, their circulation exceeds a million copies, and his monumental novel "I confess" has received numerous awards. "Voices of Pamano" is his symphony, an epic canvas where reflections multiply, everything is not as it seems, and the truth is desperately desired and invariably slips from one's hands.