by Giovanni Arpino · Círculo de lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422652151
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«Esencia de mujer» is the novel by Giovanni Arpino published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (189 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows a young recruit escorting a retired army captain, blind and missing one hand. On a journey through several Italian cities, the embittered officer reviews his life and his relationships with women amid desire, melancholy and disillusionment, while the boy embodies innocence in the face of pain and resentment.
Originally published as «Il buio e il miele», this Spanish edition includes the translation by Edgardo Dobry and Valentina Cialfa.
For readers of Italian fiction and modern classics interested in dramas about loneliness, resentment and human bonds.
Giovanni Arpino was an Italian writer and journalist.
