by Carmen Martín Gaite · Alianza Editorial Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420646053
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«El balneario» is a short novel by Carmen Martín Gaite, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (89 pages, in Spanish).
The narrative opens with Matilde's dream, in which she travels by bus with an indifferent companion towards a spa; upon waking, the second part shows her routine at the establishment, where she spends the summer with her mother and plays julepe. Between reverie and everyday life, the story explores identity, desire and the search for happiness.
The work belongs to the Alianza Cien collection, with number 92 on the cover, and was awarded the Café Gijón Prize in 1954.
For readers of short 20th-century Spanish fiction and for those seeking stories with a dreamlike, melancholic atmosphere.
Carmen Martín Gaite was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres. Her work has received significant recognition: in 1957, she was awarded the Premio Nadal for Entre visillos; in 1988 she won the Prince of Asturias Award;in 1992 she received the Premio Castilla y León de las Letras, and she also was awarded the Premio Acebo de Honor for her life's work.
