by Fernando Fernán-Gómez · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467021493
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«Las bicicletas son para el verano» is the play by Fernando Fernán-Gómez published by Austral in paperback (276 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Madrid during the Civil War, the play follows a middle-class family whose summer plans are cut short when the conflict breaks out. Through everyday life and the sacrifices imposed by the war, the piece portrays the social and moral change of a country, with the desires of youth as a backdrop.
It won the Lope de Vega Prize and was adapted into film. This edition, from the Contemporánea collection, includes an introduction by Eduardo Haro Tecglen and a reading guide by Luis Fernández Fernández.
A common reading in schools and a classic of 20th-century Spanish theatre, for both students and drama enthusiasts.
