by Francisco Ayala · Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437610795
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«Los usurpadores» is the short story collection by Francisco Ayala, published by Cátedra in its Letras Hispánicas series in paperback (264 pages, in Spanish).
Under the title «Los usurpadores», Francisco Ayala gathered nine fictions written during the early years of his exile. The central theme, according to the prologue, is that power exercised by man over his fellow man is always a usurpation. With an elegant style and tones ranging from sober to passionate, the stories draw on the Spanish past and function as a mirror of any era or place.
This edition includes introduction, text and notes by Carolyn Richmond, as well as an appendix with three hard-to-find texts: the author's words to the first edition of «El Hechizado», a poem by Max Aub, and a text by Ayala.
Recommended for readers interested in Spanish exile narrative and the work of Francisco Ayala, as well as for students of Hispanic literature.
Francisco Ayala García-Duarte was a Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27.
