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 paperback (203 pages, in Spanish).

Two humble men work at night in a residential neighbourhood of Seville: a site watchman and a night watchman. An episode of growing intensity unites them despite their different temperaments, and characters such as Remedios, a young maid at an inn, complete a realistic portrait with poetic touches and social criticism.

Winner of the Premio Planeta 1968. This paperback edition, published in 1983, belongs to Planeta's Colección Popular (no. 47).

For readers interested in twentieth-century Spanish fiction, especially winners of the Premio Planeta.