by Miguel Otero Silva · SALVAT: BIBLIOTECA BASICA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434580800
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Casas Muertas is a novel by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva, published in 1955. The story takes place in Ortiz, a Venezuelan town that was once prosperous but is now in decline due to disease and emigration. The novel explores themes such as desolation, death, nostalgia, and the struggle for survival in a hostile environment. Through memorable characters and evocative language, Otero Silva portrays the social and economic reality of rural Venezuela in the 20th century.
Miguel Otero Silva, was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-political history of Venezuela. Throughout his life he was repeatedly forced into exile. Later on, after the establishment of a democratic state in 1958, he was elected to the Venezuelan Senate.
