by Juan García Hortelano · Grijalbo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788425329036
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«Gramática parda» is the novel by Spanish writer Juan García Hortelano, published by Grijalbo in paperback (336 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place during the Spanish Transition and follows a group of friends immersed in a country changing socially and politically. The novel combines direct prose with characters full of nuances and contradictions, conveying a critical and nostalgic view of those years.
The novel was originally published in 1982 and won the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana. This edition belongs to the Libro de Mano collection.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and novels set during the Transition.
Juan García Hortelano was a Spanish writer. He was born in Madrid. His father was a doctor. When the Spanish Civil War broke out, he was sent with his siblings to Cuenca, only returning to Madrid in 1937 where he lived with his maternal grandparents. The libraries at school and home turned him into an avid reader. Following the war, he entered college in 1941, later studying law at Madrid University. He joined the Civil Service in 1953. Throughout his life, he dedicated himself to writing with fervour and discipline without abandoning his administrative job in Madrid. He cultivated friendships with writers and intellectuals of his generation: Juan Benet, Carlos Barral, Jaime Gil de Biedma, Juan Marsé and Ángel González.
