by Miguel Delibes · CIRCULO DE LECTORES · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422618225
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«Las ratas» is the novel by Miguel Delibes, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (207 pages, in Spanish).
Set in a Castilian village, the novel follows El Nini, a boy who lives in a cave with the Ratero and survives by hunting rats in the river. Through a series of vignettes, Delibes composes a portrait of poverty and rural marginalization, where the harshness of life coexists with profound humanity.
Novel winner of the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana in 1963, with illustrations by José Vela Zanetti; belongs to the collection 'Joyas literarias ilustradas'.
For readers of Spanish literature classics and stories about popular life in Castile and its landscapes.
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.
