by Miguel Delibes · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420697987
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In "Viejas historias de Castilla la Vieja", Miguel Delibes presents a collection of prints that capture the essence of Castilian rural life at the beginning of the 20th century. Through the eyes of an emigrant who returns to his village, Delibes explores the duality of this world: stagnation, routine and poverty contrast with rootedness, community relations and connection with the land. The volume is completed with «La caza de la perdiz roja», a dialogue between an old partridge hunter and the author, who reflects on hunting activity.
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.
