Haru - by Flavia Company (Paperback)

About the Book

Haru is 15 years old when her father, Osamu, recently widowed and acting in accordance with his wife Kumiko's last wishes, sends his daughter to a dojo to learn archery. The teachings of the dojo masters affect their disciple's physical preparation, but also address her humanistic and philosophical learning. Haru protests because she doesn't want to leave her home, but finally goes to the dojo. There she meets her classmates and Masters and begins a long journey, always with a heavy heart because she misses home. Haru grows up, and the reader follows her on her life journey. At this point in the story, the reader's empathy already shares the protagonist's heartbeat in all her actions and thoughts. Haru learns, experiences, and makes mistakes, does things and stumbles. She stops and thinks, gets lost and returns. It is at that moment that the reader realizes that Haru is a journey, a story, and a conversation all at once: fable, philosophy, dialogue, and verse.

About the Author

Flavia Company nació el 27 de septiembre de 1963 en el seno de una familia de origen catalán. Desde muy pequeña se acostumbró a viajar y a romper con la identidad, o a amasarla desde una orilla múltiple. Company es licenciada en filología hispánica y actualmente trabaja como profesora de escritura creativa. En 2018 se propuso realizar un viaje por el mundo, sin plantearse una fecha de regreso. Esta aventura vital fue violentamente trastocada por la crisis sanitaria, que la ha obligado a suspender la travesía de momento. Dicha aventura alberga de fondo una búsqueda literaria, ya que Company explora a través de sus más recientes trabajos la idea de identidad múltiple o de pertenencia a un todo. Una prueba de ello es que ha comenzado a firmar sus escritos con diversos heterónimos,