José Luis Sampedro El río que nos lleva. Madrid: Alfaguara, 1990. Literatura Alfaguara, 95. 8420420573 437 pages. Softcover volume, with French flaps, measures approximately 5" x 8" and  displays very light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright. José Luis Sampedro Saez (1917-2013) was a Spanish writer, humanist and economist, who was recipient of the 2011 Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas. This novel, first published in 1961, deals with the life of raftsmen.