A children's novel to learn to love books and literature.

On her twelfth birthday, Irene receives a very special gift: an antique typewriter that belonged to her father. What seemed like a simple object filled with memories becomes the gateway to a magical world where literature has extraordinary power and anything can happen.

Through that marvelous machine, Irene travels to a universe where she must face the greatest challenge of all: her own imagination. Along the way, she meets a charming bookseller, a Siamese cat, a private detective, and a stuttering boy, all of whom join her on the adventure. Together, they discover the mysterious pen-pushers and the enigmatic Hall of Forgotten Characters, a place inhabited by figures waiting to be read anew.

Irene, the pen-pushers and the marvelous machine It's a children's and young adult novel about the love of books, creativity, and the power of stories. Ideal for readers who enjoy fantasy worlds, magical bookstores, and adventures that begin when a new page is turned.

About the author

Blas Corujo (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1996) is a writer and high school teacher. A graduate in Spanish Language and Hispanic Literatures with a master's degree in Teacher Training from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, he currently works as a Spanish Language and Literature teacher for the Canary Islands Government's Department of Education. Film, literature, and the sea are his great passions. He published his first novel, The hyenas, in 2020, which is followed Irene, the pen-pushers and the marvelous machine.