Con la noche a cuestas

Synopsis of Con la noche a cuestas

«Con la noche a cuestas» is the novel by Manuel Ferrand, published by Planeta in hardback (248 pages, in Spanish).

In a residential neighbourhood of Seville, two humble men work at night: one guards a building site and the other is a night watchman. Their relationship, of opposing temperaments, gains intensity and drama with the appearance of Remedios, a young maid at an inn. The novel creates a realistic atmosphere with poetic touches and criticises the small society portrayed.

Winner of the Premio Planeta in 1968. This 1981 edition belongs to Planeta's Colección Autores Españoles e Hispanoamericanos.

For readers of twentieth-century Spanish fiction seeking realistic novels set in Seville and winners of the Premio Planeta.