by Miguel Delibes · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420646015
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«La mortaja» is the short novel by Miguel Delibes, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (64 pages, in Spanish).
The story brings together the constants Delibes recognised in his narrative: nature, death, childhood and one's fellow man. Set in a rural environment, it also addresses human relations within the Spanish short fiction of the 20th century.
This edition belongs to the Alianza Cien collection, in which it is number 1, and bears the indication of second edition. The story was originally published in 1974.
A title for readers of 20th-century Spanish fiction and for university students of literature or Spanish.
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.
