by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio · Planeta DeAgostini · tapa dura · ISBN 9788439576358
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«El Jarama» is the novel by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardback (392 pages, in Spanish).
Eleven Madrid friends spend a hot August Sunday on the banks of the Jarama while, at Mauricio's tavern, the regulars drink and play cards. Over sixteen hours, swims, paellas and first flirtations follow one another until an unforeseen event closes the day with deep lyricism.
«El Jarama» won the Premio Nadal in 1955 and the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana in 1957. The edition belongs to the Colección Premios Nadal.
For readers of twentieth-century Spanish fiction and classic Spanish-language literature.
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio was a Spanish writer. In 2004 he was awarded the Premio Cervantes for his literary oeuvre.
