Calila

The Later Novels of Carmen Martín Gaite
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-68448-306-8
Verlag: Bucknell University Press

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Campos Ibéricos: Bucknell Studies in Iberian Literatures and Cultures

Calila: The Later Novels of Carmen MartÍn Gaite explores the last six novels by Spain´s most honored contemporary woman writer. Its scholarship is enriched by the voice of Calila herself-as Brown called MartÍn Gaite, who was a dear friend-as they conversed and exchanged letters during the composition of the novels. The book opens with an introduction to MartÍn Gaite´s life and literature and ends with a consideration of her legacy. Each central chapter analyzes a later novel in its historical, biographical, and critical contexts. From the young adult fantasy Caperucita en Manhattan (Red Riding Hood in Manhattan) to the post-Transition epistolary masterpiece Nubosidad variable (Variable Cloud), the Transition-era saga La Reina de las Nieves (The Farewell Angel), the Proustian reminiscence Lo raro es vivir (Living's the Strange Thing), the narrative tapestry Irse de casa (Leaving Home), and the memoir of family secrets Los parentescos (Family Relations), these fascinating novels evoke themes that resonate today.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Joan L

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Über Autor(innen)

This is the first comprehensive study of the later novels of Spain's most honored contemporary woman writer. Joan Brown shares unpublished letters and conversations with Carmen MartÍn Gaite-a dear friend whom she called Calila-to elucidate her last six novels, all of which explore themes that are highly relevant today.