by Carmen Martín Gaite · Bibliotex · tapa dura · ISBN 9788481303216
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«Entre visillos» is the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite, published by Bibliotex in hardcover (221 pages, in Spanish).
Set in a provincial Spanish city in the mid-20th century, it portrays young women trapped between routine, conservatism and social hypocrisy: anxieties, fear of remaining single, walks, dances at the casino. The arrival of the German teacher Pablo Klein awakens in them the desire to free themselves from that oppressive atmosphere.
Winner of the Premio Nadal in 1957. This 2001 edition belongs to the Biblioteca El Mundo collection and includes a prologue by Laura Freixas.
Intended for readers of 20th-century Spanish literary classics and stories about female youth in mid-century Spain.
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.
