José Borges’ first novel, Esa antigua tristeza [That Ancient Sadness] was published last summer (2010) by Terranova Editores.
Publisher’s description: Eleazar, a beggar that is tired of living, only wants to be left in peace. Without hope, he survives an experiment that appears to be mysterious and deadly. Those who try to kill him want to know how he survived. The beggar is forced to escape. Along his escape route he meets Ernesto Brommer, a computer science expert at NCT, a company that is looking for him. Eleazar is forced to choose between escaping and keeping the secret of his astounding origin, or find out what the corporation is up to. However, there is something that Eleazar fears more than humanity. Find out in this novel, which combines reality with the fantastic.
José Borges (1972) is a Puerto Rican author born in Queens, New York, and raised in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Although always an avid reader with an interest in writing, he didn’t find his calling until he was 30, when he entered a Short Story workshop offered by author Luis López Nieves. José Borges was part of the first class of the Creative Writing Master’s program in the University of the Sacred Heart, from which he graduated in 2007. Currently, Borges works as a writer, professor, and freelance collaborator in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
For purchasing information, see http://www.amazon.com/Esa-antigua-tristeza-Spanish-ebook/dp/B0045U9RVY/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1293737534&sr=1-11
