by Elena Fortún · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788403461086
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«Celia, institutriz en América» is Elena Fortún's children's novel, published by Aguilar in paperback (238 pages, in Spanish).
Celia, now a young woman and away from Spain, works as a governess in America. Her curious and sincere nature, along with her peculiar way of interpreting reality, clashes with adult conventions and leads to comic situations and small everyday conflicts that question authority and unspoken assumptions.
1982 edition in the 'Celia y su mundo' collection (no. 13), with illustrations by Álvaro Delgado; the work was originally published in 1944.
Recommended for young adult and adult readers seeking a Spanish classic with a female protagonist, humour and social critique.
María de la Encarnación Gertrudis Jacoba Aragoneses y de Urquijo was a Spanish author of children's literature who wrote under the pen name Elena Fortún. She became famous for Celia, lo que dice the first in the series of children's novels which were a collection of short stories first published in magazines in 1929. The series were both popular and successful during the time of their publications and are today considered classics of Spanish literature.
