by Miguel Delibes · Editiones Destino · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408051329
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«La sombra del ciprés es alargada» is the novel by Miguel Delibes published by Destino in hardback (375 pages, in Spanish).
Pedro, an orphan, is raised by an uncle and then by don Mateo, a teacher who instils in him a gloomy view of life. The loss of Alfredo, his best friend, leads him to become a sailor so as not to grow attached to anything. The encounter with Jane, a young American woman, and a tragic event ultimately call his principles into question.
The novel was published in 1948 and won the Premio Nadal in 1947; this edition is from 2004.
A work recommended for fans of the classic Spanish novel and twentieth-century existential narrative.
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.
