by Carmen Martín Gaite · Destino · tapa dura · ISBN 9788483280249
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«El Balneario» is Carmen Martín Gaite's collection of short stories, published by Destino in hardcover (223 pages, in Spanish).
The work brings together ten stories in which the gaze at everyday life brings to light dependencies, power games and loneliness. Apparently insignificant details reveal the unsettling side of the ordinary, with the author's characteristic sharpness.
The story that gives the volume its title won the Café Gijón Prize for short novel in 1954.
Suitable for readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and for those studying Spanish as a foreign language.
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.
