by Miguel Delibes · Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423302703
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«Cinco horas con Mario» is the novel by Miguel Delibes, published by Destino in paperback (249 pages, in Spanish).
Carmen, a conservative middle-class woman, keeps vigil over her husband Mario's corpse for five hours. Her monologue reviews their marriage and its differences: his idealism versus her pragmatism. Through the passages underlined in Mario's Bible, Carmen reveals reproaches, frustrations, and a critique of the Spain of that time.
Originally published in 1966, it is volume 281 of Destino's Áncora y Delfín collection.
A classic of twentieth-century Spanish literature, for readers who appreciate interior monologue, psychological portraiture, and social critique.
Miguel Delibes Setién was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied letter "e" seat. Educated in commerce, he began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. He later became the editor for the regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla before gradually devoting himself exclusively to writing novels.
