Al fin, la libertad

Synopsis of Al fin, la libertad

«Al fin, la libertad» is the novel by Cristóbal Zaragoza published by Plaza & Janés in 1986 in paperback (254 pages, in Spanish).

The novel follows an unemployed man in Valencia during Holy Week; his ordeal serves Zaragoza to portray the Spain of the era and create an archetype of a good, generous and supportive man, a fallen man with firm moral convictions. The narrative thus addresses freedom, identity and the contradictions of the society of its time.

First edition published in Barcelona in 1986. The cover bears the subtitle «Un parado en el top-less» and the mention «Premio Internacional de Novela 1986».

For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction interested in the social portrait of Spain in the 1980s.