by Carmen Martín Gaite · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422625827
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«Retahílas» is the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (245 pages, in Spanish).
During the grandmother's wake, Eulalia and her nephew Germán take turns recalling their past and reconstructing family history. The novel, intimate in tone and set in postwar Spain, is structured as alternating monologues in which memories, silences and secrets surface, reflecting on memory and family relationships.
The 1988 edition of this novel includes an introduction by Rafael Conte; the work was originally published in 1974.
For readers of Spanish narrative and literary fiction, as well as those who follow the work of Carmen Martín Gaite.
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.
