The publisher itself notes, with regard to the book: “When he was twenty years old, Manuel found a photograph in the old family house.
The photograph showed a man taking a penalty kick. There was also a goalkeeper out of position and a ball suspended in the air. None of the players appearing in the photo looked familiar to him, except one—the one who was kicking the ball. It was his father, who died when Manuel was a child. How can one know then if that penalty became a goal?
Like a detective tracing the blurred trail of his own steps in the snow, Manuel Marsol draws on a few films, a legendary song by Gino Paoli, and Roberto Baggio’s missed penalty in the 1994 World Cup final to answer the most urgent question his childhood heart asks him: can a loved one continue to live in the mystery?
Behold a monumental work that brings together football, cinema, art, music, science and mythology, a book that is worth a lifetime.”
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Author: Manuel Marsol. Title: The Sky at Home. Publisher: Fulgencio Pimentel. Available at: Todos tus libros.