by Carlos Rojas · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467409314
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«Azaña» is the novel by Carlos Rojas, published by Planeta DeAgostini in 2004 in hardback (320 pages, in Spanish).
It narrates the life of Manuel Azaña, president of the Second Republic, and interweaves his political and personal trajectory with the chronicle of the turbulent Spain he lived through. The portrait of the character merges with the episodes that marked the era, from his rise to power to the end of the Republic.
The book is catalogued in the History category and its cover includes the Planeta Prize badge.
Recommended for readers interested in contemporary Spanish history and biographical narrative.
Carlos Rojas is an American sinologist and translator. He is currently Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. He is a cultural historian and his work and teachings primarily focus on Chinese culture. He also teaches the subjects of film, gender, sexuality, and feminist studies. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1995 and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2000. Before his professorship at Duke, Rojas was Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Film at the University of Florida. Rojas lives in Durham, North Carolina.
