by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester · Editorial Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408012795
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«Filomeno, a mi pesar» is the novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, published by Editorial Planeta in paperback (446 pages, in Spanish).
Filomeno, a Galician of Portuguese descent whose name makes him uncomfortable, studies law in Madrid, works in London, works as a correspondent in Paris and returns to Galicia after living in Portugal during the civil war. Along the way he falls in love and matures as Europe darkens. The novel mixes the real and the mysterious, tragedy and humour.
The work bears the subtitle «Memorias de un señorito descolocado» and won the Planeta Prize in 1988.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction who appreciate irony and historical background.
