San Camilo, 1936 by Camilo Cela
This is the first English translation of a work by the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature. Set on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, the novel follows a young student's attempts to sort out his life and career in the midst of the turmoil overtaking his country.
“Cela continues to anticipate and outlast his peersFew contemporary writers can match his range, verbal richness, and purity of means. Few have given better evidence of dwelling in awfulness while caressing beauty. No other artist—except Picasso—has tapped such energies at the age when most gentlemen tend their gardens. Camilo José Cela approaches dusk with a steadfast gaze that only a few writers of genius can turn upon the face of chaos.” —Eduardo González, The Nobel Prize Annual 1989
Cela, Camilo Josü¾Ž–”¼: - Camilo Josü¾Ž–”¼ Cela, winner of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in 1916 in Galicia in a family with aristocratic roots. His father was a Spaniard, his mother of English birth but also with some Italian blood. His medical studies were interrupted due to the civil war, after which he returned to Madrid to study law. In 1942, he published the novel that made his name, La familia de Pascual Duarte. Since then he has devoted himself entirely to literature. He lived on Mallorca for decades, starting in 1954. In 1956 and until 1979, he published the magazine, Papeles de Son Armadans in which, during the Franco era, he could give space to the young opposition. He died in 2001.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780822311966 |
| ISBN 10 | 0822311968 |
| Title | San Camilo, 1936 |
| Author | Camilo José Cela |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 1991-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 327 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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