by Jesús Fernández Santos · Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423306756
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«Los Bravos» is the novel by Jesús Fernández Santos, published by Destino in paperback (236 pages, in Spanish).
In a village in the Leonese mountains, near Asturias, a few residents live off tending livestock, illegal fishing, and precarious jobs. The arrival of a young doctor alters life in the place and pits him against don Prudencio, the local boss. The story portrays the postwar period and rural decline with a broad group of characters.
The novel was originally published in 1954 and is considered a precursor of Spanish social realism; this Destino edition dates from 1977.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and rural stories with a social backdrop.
Jesús Fernández Santos was a Spanish novelist, short story writer, film critic, film director and documentarist.
