by Carmen Martín Gaite · Rba · tapa dura · ISBN 9788447300259
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«Entre visillos» is the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite published by RBA in hardback (207 pages, in Spanish).
In a provincial Spanish town, young women live subjected to routine, conservatism and social hypocrisy. Their trivial conversations, walks and dances at the Casino reveal anxieties, fear of spinsterhood and hidden sadness. The arrival of a new German teacher awakens their desire to free themselves from that oppressive atmosphere.
Written in 1957, it won the Premio Nadal. This RBA edition belongs to the Narrativa Actual collection, number 26.
For readers interested in twentieth-century Spanish fiction and in the lives of women in conservative mid-century Spain.
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.
