by Manuel de Pedrolo · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429721157
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«Elena de segona mà» is Manuel de Pedrolo's first novel, published by Edicions 62 in 1984, in paperback (240 pages, in Catalan).
The novel narrates the conflict of Antoni Escric, who flees home upon discovering his mother, Elena, in another man's arms; from then on, the street and the night shape his journey. Written in 1949, it has been compared to «Fam» by Knut Hamsun and «El conformista» by Alberto Moravia.
The work belongs to the El Cangur collection from Edicions 62; the cover includes it in the Biblioteca Pedrolo and notes that it is the 3rd edition.
For a general audience interested in Catalan narrative and the literary beginnings of Manuel de Pedrolo.
Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina was a Catalan author of novels, short stories, poetry and plays. He is mostly known for his sci-fi novel Mecanoscrit del segon origen.
