by Carmen Martín Gaite · Ediciones Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423309177
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«Entre visillos» is the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite published by Ediciones Destino in paperback (260 pages, in Spanish).
In a provincial city in the 1950s, young women live trapped between social conventions, routine, and a lack of horizons. The new German teacher, Pablo Klein, observant and reserved, contrasts with the conformist environment. Carmen Martín Gaite portrays the hypocrisy, the renunciations, and the yearning for freedom of these young women.
The novel won the Premio Nadal in 1957 and was originally published that year. It is number 18 in the Destinolibro collection.
It will appeal to readers of twentieth-century Spanish classics and to those seeking a work with a female voice set in the 1950s.
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.
