The Banker

We often know bankers only through the public image they project, one shaped by distance and discretion. This novel, however, ventures into the more uncertain and complex dimensions of their humanity. Miquel Lluc, a reserved man of austere manners, stands at the heart of the story. Beneath an outwardly modest appearance marked by insecurity, what impulses lie behind such extraordinary ambition?

Through a sequence of brief yet powerful texts that illuminate the narrative like sudden flashes of lightning, the author portrays the rise of a ruthless man who has shaped an entire society to serve his own interests, ultimately becoming an almost mythical figure. With precise, forceful, and deeply distinctive prose, Núria Cadenes delivers a novel that is as provocative as it is compelling.