by Camilo José Cela · Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423307326
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«La familia de Pascual Duarte» is the novel by Spanish writer Camilo José Cela, published by Destino in paperback (188 pages, in Spanish).
Pascual Duarte, an Extremaduran peasant and son of an alcoholic, tells his life story while awaiting execution in the death row cell. Trapped in a fate he cannot control, he responds with violence to betrayal and deceit. The narrative portrays rural Spain and the human condition with starkness.
Work originally published in 1942; this 1993 edition belongs to the Destinolibro collection.
It frequently appears in school and university curricula of Spanish literature and is a classic of twentieth-century narrative.
Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquess of Iria Flavia was a Spanish novelist, poet, story writer and essayist associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
