by Miguel Delibes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408049562
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«La hoja roja» is the novel by Spanish writer Miguel Delibes, published by Destino in paperback (230 pages, in Spanish).
The protagonist, Eloy, is a retiree facing a life without work and the uncertainty of the future. In his days of solitude, Delibes portrays old age, social marginalisation and the loss of identity in a changing society. The cover includes a quote from the author about two solitudes that meet.
Originally published in 1959. The edition bears the mention «Special edition for El Norte de Castilla».
For readers of Spanish fiction and the work of Miguel Delibes, interested in a novel about old age and solitude.
Miguel Delibes Setién was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied letter "e" seat. Educated in commerce, he began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. He later became the editor for the regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla before gradually devoting himself exclusively to writing novels.
