La novela de un literato

Synopsis of La novela de un literato

This annotated critical edition of "La novela de un literato," presented in two volumes, offers an exhaustive account of Spanish literary and cultural life from the beginning of the 20th century to the Civil War. Through the transcription of Rafael Cansinos Assens' personal diaries, the work masterfully portrays the atmosphere of Madrid's literary gatherings, the rise of modernism, the ultraist avant-garde, and the country's political evolution, including the Primo de Rivera dictatorship and the Second Republic. It is a fundamental piece for understanding the social and cultural history of Spain, narrated by one of its most lucid observers.