by Carmen Laforet · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423360109
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La insolación is a novel by Carmen Laforet that explores themes of friendship, adolescence, and self-discovery. The story follows Martín Soto during the summers of his adolescence, where he confronts his own sensitivity and experiences unexpected emotions and adventures. In a natural environment and under the sunlight, Martín encounters unique characters, especially the Corsi family, who challenge social conventions. As the story progresses, Martín faces explosive and painful situations that lead him to an awakening and a new horizon of solitude.
Carmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War. An important European writer, her works contributed to the school of Existentialist Literature and her first novel Nada continued the Spanish tremendismo literary style begun by Camilo José Cela with his novel, La familia de Pascual Duarte. She received the Premio Nadal in 1944.
