by Eduardo Mendoza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422644026
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«El año del diluvio» is the novel by Eduardo Mendoza, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback (150 pages, in Spanish).
Set in rural Spain in the 1950s, it tells the story of Sister Consuelo, a nun who asks Don Augusto Aixelá, a Catalan landowner, for help to save her convent. Between them a passion arises that clashes with social conventions and her faith. Mendoza portrays the Catalan countryside with humour and emotion.
The novel was originally published in 1992; this edition from Círculo de Lectores dates from 1993.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and for those seeking a love story with humour and social background.
Barcelona novelist, 2016 Cervantes laureate, author of The Truth About the Savolta Case, City of Marvels and No Word From Gurb.
