by Jesús Fernández Santos · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439567264
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«Jaque a la dama» is the novel by Jesús Fernández Santos, published by Planeta DeAgostini in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
The novel narrates the life of Marta, a young Jewish woman in a provincial city, and her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War. Her loves with Pablo, exiled in Mexico, and with Mario, a journalist, intersect with the postwar period. The death of her husband in World War II marks her and, upon returning, she feels that life is yet to begin.
1998 edition of the Premio Planeta Collection; the novel won the Premio Planeta in 1982.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and those interested in the Civil War and the postwar period.
Jesús Fernández Santos was a Spanish novelist, short story writer, film critic, film director and documentarist.
