by Miguel Delibes · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467024845
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«Cinco horas con Mario» is the novel by Spanish writer Miguel Delibes, published by Austral in paperback (280 pages, in Spanish).
Carmen keeps vigil over the corpse of her husband Mario and, over five hours, reviews their life together in a monologue with no response. From the passages underlined in Mario's Bible, she reproaches her husband for his moral integrity and lack of ambition, and the tensions and hypocrisy of Spanish society of the time surface.
Originally published in 1966, this Austral edition belongs to the Austral Narrativa collection and includes an introduction by Antonio Vilanova and a reading guide by Enrique Turpin.
A work recommended for readers of twentieth-century Spanish fiction and for those who want to approach the classics of Miguel Delibes.
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.
