by Miguel Delibes · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423342402
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«Cinco horas con Mario» is the novel by Miguel Delibes, published by Austral in paperback (336 pages, in Spanish).
Carmen Sotillo, a woman of conservative mindset, keeps vigil over her recently deceased husband. As she leafs through the Bible he had underlined, she begins a monologue reviewing their marriage and their ideological differences, in a critical portrait of twentieth-century Spanish society.
The novel was originally published in 1966 and belongs to Austral's Contemporánea collection, Fiction section.
Aimed at those who enjoy classic Spanish fiction and psychological portraits with a social backdrop.
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.
