by Miguel Delibes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401422072
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«Un mundo que agoniza» is the literary essay by Miguel Delibes, published by Plaza & Janes in 1987, in paperback (166 pages, in Spanish).
Delibes analyses the relationship between human beings and their environment and questions dominant progress, which degrades nature and erodes a civilisation built over the centuries. He weaves together ecology, philosophy and sociology to warn of environmental collapse and recall humanity's responsibility towards the planet.
The illustrations are by José Ramón Sánchez; the work is classified under philosophy, sciences, and art and culture.
Of interest to students and essay readers with ecological awareness; its cross-disciplinary approach covers ethics, biology and literature.
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.
