by Miguel Delibes · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423346738
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«Los santos inocentes» is the novel by Miguel Delibes, published by Austral in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
In 1960s Extremadura, Paco, «el Bajo», and his family work on an estate under near-feudal treatment. During hunting season, the young master Iván pressures Paco, despite his broken fibula, to accompany him on the drives. The novel portrays cruelty, abuse, and the dignity of the humble against the privileged.
This Austral edition dates from 2013, in the Contemporánea collection; the novel was originally published in 1981.
Aimed at the general public, particularly those seeking 20th-century Spanish fiction with social and rural themes.
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.
