by Francisco Ayala · Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437613208
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«El fondo del vaso» is the novel by Francisco Ayala, published by Cátedra in paperback (251 pages, in Spanish).
Set in postwar Spain, it tells the story of a young lawyer drawn into a murky case. Ayala portrays everyday corruption, injustice and the alienation of the individual, but also points to their possible redemption. Received by critics as an innovative milestone, the work admits very diverse readings.
Edition by Nelson R. Orringer in the Letras Hispánicas collection (no. 391). The novel was originally published in 1959; this Cátedra edition is from 2009.
For readers of twentieth-century Spanish fiction seeking a novel with strong social criticism and multiple layers of reading.
Francisco Ayala García-Duarte was a Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27.
