by José Luis de Vilallonga · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788472236578
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«El gentilhombre europeo» is the novel by José Luis de Vilallonga, published by Tusquets Editores in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
A boy with an observant gaze witnesses the decline of the Vallehermoso, a Spanish aristocratic family that, in the twenties and thirties, sees the beginning of its fall. Between a distant mother and a traditional father, he discovers the hypocrisy of the palace and the secrets that mark his upbringing.
It belongs to the Andanzas collection of Tusquets Editores; edition published in Barcelona in April 1993.
For readers of literary fiction and contemporary fiction interested in the Spanish aristocracy and the interwar period.
José Luis de Vilallonga y Cabeza de Vaca, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, GE was a Spanish nobleman, author, socialite and film actor. His peculiar character, described as "a mixture of aristocratic arrogance, self-confidence and unconcern", brought him frequent enmities with other public figures. He was known to be a multifaceted, charming, elegant and playboy-like figure. At his death in 2007, Vilallonga was referred to by several newspapers as "the last dandy".
