Manuel Alfonseca

A face in time Manuel Alfonseca

Professor Lavalle, at the Sorbonne, suggests his History students a research work on the French Revolution. They will be able to use a chronovisor, a kind of TV that makes it possible to see scenes from the past. During his research, the young protagonist falls in love with a young woman who is about to be guillotined. With the help of a friend, they manage to save her by bringing her to the future. Manuel Alfonseca has published more than 50 books, including 32 novels in different genres: historical, fantasy, science fiction, mystery and adventure. In 1988 he won the Lazarillo Award, and in 2012 he won the fourth edition of the La Brújula de Valores Award. With this book he was a finalist for the 1990 C. C. E. I. Award.