by Rumer Godden · ACANTILADO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788417346102
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«El río» is the novel by Rumer Godden, published by Acantilado in paperback (144 pages, in Spanish).
Harriet grows up in Bengal amid festivities, colours and the family garden, while the river flows towards the bay. The arrival of Captain John, a young Englishman wounded in the First World War, and a family accident force her to glimpse the adult world. It is a tribute to India.
Acantilado's Narrativa collection, no. 304; translation by Javier Fernández de Castro. The novel was filmed by Jean Renoir in 1951.
For readers of contemporary fiction and young adult narrative, as well as for those seeking coming-of-age stories set in India.
Margaret Rumer Godden was a British author of more than 60 fiction and non-fiction books. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably Black Narcissus in 1947 and The River in 1951.
