by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio · Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423309153
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«El Jarama» is the novel by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio published by Destino in paperback (365 pages, in Spanish).
A group of Madrid friends spends an August Sunday on the banks of the Jarama: between swims and chats, at Mauricio's tavern the regulars drink, argue and play cards. The realistic narrative portrays the daily life and concerns of Spanish youth. An unexpected event tinges the day with drama.
Novel originally published in 1955; it won the Premio Nadal that year and the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana in 1957.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and for those seeking a classic of social realism from the 1950s.
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio was a Spanish writer. In 2004 he was awarded the Premio Cervantes for his literary oeuvre.
