Home / National Book Prize / Fis-sema hekkda fl-art Novels Fis-sema hekkda fl-art “Rakkont mimli ħolm u maġija, mibni fuq pedament ta’ realtà. Ma xtaqtx nistenbaħ mill-ħolma.”— Trevor Żahra Nahel jitnaffar mir-rix, jistmellu daqskemm jistmell lil missieru, u l-bqija tal-Furraniżi. Ħal Furran joffrilu biss kenn fejn jistaħba min-nies u minnu stess. Sakemm tfeġġ hi. Amira, it-tfajla li tafu aktar milli jaf lilu nnifsu, it-tfajla li taf x’qed jinħema fil-ħemda ta’ madwaru. Għax is-sinjali, fis-sema u fl-art, qed juru li wasal il-waqt li titwettaq il-profezija: Meta tfeġġ is-sħaba ħmajra, meta tasal magħha t-tajra, id-demm jiġri mill-kustat … Bla ma jaf kif, Nahel jinġarr miċ-ċirkostanzi dejjem jinbidlu fi vjaġġ li jħabbtu ma’ ħbieb u m’għedewwa, vjaġġ li jwasslu jagħraf dak li minn dejjem kien hemm, stendut quddiemu. Buy the book Merlin Publishers Novels 2026 David Aloisio David Aloisio (b. 1979) is head of department and senior lecturer of Maltese at the University of Malta Junior College, and visiting lecturer at the University of Malta. His Master’s dissertation specialised in literary translation. Aloisio holds a PhD in literature, awarded by the University of Malta in 2021. His major research areas encompass Maltese literature, literary theory, literary canonisation and translation practice. He published both original and translated works. Three of his publications have been awarded the Malta National Book Prize. NEED ANY HELP? GET IN TOUCH contact us