by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester · El País · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498150308
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«La saga/fuga de J.B.» is the novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, published by El País in paperback (701 pages, in Spanish).
A novel set in the fictional Castroforte del Baralla, whose tranquility is shattered when the relic of the Holy Body disappears. José Bastida, fleeing his past, gives voice to the legendary chronicle of several generations of the place; its structure evokes the musical fugue and combines fantasy, irony, parody, and humor.
Originally published in 1972, it received the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana and the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona. It is part of the Clásicos Españoles collection.
For readers of Spanish literature and contemporary classics who appreciate humor, fantasy, and irony.
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
