In The Wilderness

A glorious cast of animals and birds, as well as humans, relate the magical stories that form the plot of Manuel Rivas''s extraordinary novel. An old lady, Misia, tells how the 300 ravens of Xallas are the warrior-poets of the last King of Galicia. A priest, Don Xil, explains to a peasant girl, Rosa, that the beautifully carved women in the local church are not saints, but represent the seven dead...