The first piece of good news of the year (a Christmas gift) is that the novel is available again. Bubotasby Antoni Mus, which had not been reprinted since its first edition in 1978. Antoni Mus—who was born in Manacor in 1925 and died in 1982—must be one of the Catalan writers of his time who has been most completely forgotten. He was awarded prizes such as the Víctor Català Prize for the novel Life and miracles of Aineta of the Mattressesor Sant Jordi, for The lady. Of The ladyIndeed, a film adaptation was made, which Mus never saw (it premiered in 1987), and which caused a stir due to its erotic scenes. It was directed by Jordi Cadena, with Sílvia Tortosa in the lead role, supported by Hermann Bonnín and Alfred Luchetti.