Los muertos mandan

The novel opens with a weary political agitator recalling his early‑twentieth‑century campaigns on Mallorca’s bullring square, where republican speeches echoed against the island’s ancient olive groves and crystal‑blue coast. His wanderings take him to the rugged villages of Ibiza, where centuries‑old customs clash with the ever‑present threat of piracy and smuggling. These vivid observations of insular life, the lingering caste divisions, and the secretive world of the converted “chuetas” set the stage for a story that weaves together history, culture, and personal ambition.

We meet Jaime Febrer on a bright spring morning, rising from a grand yet decaying family manor to face a pivotal act that will shape his destiny. As the house awakens and the birds chorus outside, his restless nerves hint at the weight of expectations that hover over the aristocratic lineage. The atmosphere is charged with the tension between tradition and change, inviting listeners to step into a world where the past still commands the present.