Laia Fabregas (Barcelona, 1973) has a degree in Fine Arts from the Universitat de Barcelona. She has published three novels that have been translated to several languages. Since February 2012, she has taught creative writing at the Laboratori de Lletres writing school in Barcelona.Samantha Schnee is the founding editor of Words Without Borders and currently edits In Other Words, the biannual journal of the British Centre for Literary Translation and Writers' Centre Norwich. She is also a trustee of English PEN. Her translation of Mexican author Carmen Boullosa's Texas: The Great Theft was long-listed for the International Dublin Literary Award, short-listed for the PEN America Translation Prize, and won the Typographical Era Translation Award.
"Fabregas demonstrates lyrically, softly, powerfully and convincingly that even as tragedy is part of life, so is the possibility of happiness and the gratitude for humanity regained. She writes with a confident balance of tones and timbres of voices, of cultural landscapes and national states of mind, but also with an incandescent sense of what is always human everywhere." -Mika Provata-Carlone, Bookanista; "This is a small novel with significant depth... A finely crafted novel of either serendipity or fate-we never know."-Kirkus Reviews; "Fabregas has written an absorbing book that explores themes of identity, human connections, art and language. This is one of those books that perfectly lends itself to a deep and interesting discussion with other bibliophiles and is deserving of multiple reads." The Bookbinder's Daughter; "A beautiful blend of philosophical depth and suspense."-Boek Magazine; "A cleverly constructed story in which a box filled with ashes plays a key role; in fact, it serves as a metaphor for the elusive nature of art." -Danielle Serdijn, De Volkskrant; "An inventive novel that keeps you guessing till the end." -Esta; "Landing is captivating from start to finish." -Marieke Dijkman, Nu.nl
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