by Manuel Vicent · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788485337385
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«Retratos de la transición (daguerrotipos)» is Manuel Vicent's collection of journalistic portraits, published by Penthalon in 1981 in paperback (206 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together the sketches that Manuel Vicent published in the Sunday supplement of El País, portraying with irony and sharpness prominent figures of Spain's Transition: writers, artists, filmmakers, journalists and public figures of the time. The book opens with an editorial text explaining the origin of these daguerreotypes.
Collection «Textos lúdicos de Pantagruel», number 1, in its series «La Banda de Gargantúa». Includes a prologue by Eduardo Haro Tecglen and an index of those portrayed, including Luis García Berlanga, Antonio Gades, Joan Fuster, Francisco Umbral, Marisol and Carlos Saura.
For readers interested in literary journalism and in the portrayal of figures from Spain's recent history.
Manuel Vicent is a Spanish writer. He was born in La Vilavella, Castellón and studied philosophy and law at the University of Valencia. A prolific author, he has written more than 40 books. He has won several literary prizes, including the Premio Nadal and the Premio Alfaguara, which he won twice.
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