by Carmen Martín Gaite · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422686262
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«Los parentescos» is the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (263 pages, in Spanish).
Baltasar, «Baltita», remains silent until the age of four and then observes life at home: his siblings, his parents, and the maid Fuencisla. Through his gaze, the role of fiction, transformations, and the new kinship ties created by social relationships are explored.
Published in 2001, after Carmen Martín Gaite's death, it remained incomplete; this edition brings together the twenty-one chapters the author left finished.
Carmen Martín Gaite was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres. Her work has received significant recognition: in 1957, she was awarded the Premio Nadal for Entre visillos; in 1988 she won the Prince of Asturias Award;in 1992 she received the Premio Castilla y León de las Letras, and she also was awarded the Premio Acebo de Honor for her life's work.
