by Rafael Chirbes · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433973764
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«Crematorio» is the novel by Rafael Chirbes, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (424 pages, in Spanish).
The death of Matías Bertomeu, a former revolutionary devoted to farming, exposes the dark underside of lives built on murky foundations: that of his brother Rubén, an unscrupulous builder, and others around him. Chirbes portrays property speculation, black money, corruption, and the destruction of the landscape of a convulsed society.
The novel belongs to Anagrama's Compactos collection (no. 519). It won the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana and the Premio Cálamo in 2007.
A read for those interested in contemporary Spanish fiction and social portraits with political and urban planning undertones.
Rafael Chirbes was a Spanish novelist. He was born in Tavernes de la Valldigna in Valencia. He is the author of several novels, two of which have won the Premio de la Crítica de narrativa castellana - Crematorio (2007) and En la orilla (2013). The latter also won the Premio Nacional de Narrativa.
