by Miguel Delibes · Bibliotex · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788481302509
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«La sombra del ciprés es alargada» is the novel by Miguel Delibes, published by Bibliotex in paperback (286 pages, in Spanish).
Pedro, an orphan raised by don Mateo, a tutor who instils in him a pessimistic view of life, grows up convinced that happiness requires renouncing all emotional ties. After the death of his friend Alfredo, he decides to become a sailor to live without attachments, but meeting Jane, a lively young woman, and the pilot Bolea will call his principles into question.
Published in 2001, it is part of the collection «Las 100 mejores novelas en castellano del siglo XX» (no. 8, Biblioteca El Mundo), with a prologue by Santos Sanz Villanueva. It won the Premio Nadal in 1947.
Intended for readers of twentieth-century Spanish fiction and for those wishing to discover essential works of Spanish-language literature.
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.
