El bosque animado

Synopsis of El bosque animado

«El bosque animado» is a novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez published by Espasa Calpe in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).

The novel is set in the fraga de Cecebre, a Galician forest whose trees, animals and spirits coexist with the peasants and seem endowed with their own life. Among highwaymen, souls in purgatory and the mole Furacroyos, the stories of the local inhabitants intertwine, with the relationship between Geraldo and Hermelinda as the central thread. The narrative combines lyricism and humor with an ironic look at rural life.

Novel originally published in 1943; this edition from the Austral collection includes an edition prepared by José Carlos Mainer.

For readers of Spanish classics looking for a story with humor, lyricism and Galician nature.