by Jesús Torbado · Plaza y Janés · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401304439
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«El fin de los días» is the novel by Jesús Torbado, published by Plaza y Janés in hardcover (239 pages, in Spanish).
The narrative is set in the final days of Francisco Franco's life and portrays the political and social atmosphere of Spain at that time, at a decisive historical moment. The work delves into the expectations, tensions and reactions surrounding the dictator's agony.
First published in 1976 as «Sobresalto español», that edition was seized and Jesús Torbado prosecuted. The 1986 edition belongs to the Plaza & Janés novel collection.
Recommended for readers interested in Spanish narrative and in the history of the end of Francoism.
Jesús Torbado was a Spanish writer, journalist and traveler. He was born in León and studied journalism in Madrid. He won the 1965 Premio Alfaguara for his novel Las corrupciones. In 1976, he won the Premio Planeta for En el día de hoy, an alternate history about the Spanish Civil War. In 1993, he won the Premio Ateneo de Sevilla for El peregrino.
