by Jesús Fernández Santos · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408461166
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«Extramuros» is the historical novel by Jesús Fernández Santos, published by Planeta in hardcover (247 pages, in Spanish).
In an impoverished and isolated convent, the nuns Sor Ana and Sor Ángela maintain a close relationship while facing the ruin of their community. The novel weaves together mysticism, repression, superstition and abuse of power, and portrays a world of misery and disease as a reflection of the Spain of the era.
Winner of the Premio Nacional de Narrativa in 1979, the work was originally published in 1978; this edition is from 1996 and belongs to the Nuestros Clásicos Contemporáneos collection.
A work suitable for readers of historical fiction and Spanish narrative who appreciate psychological analysis of characters.
Jesús Fernández Santos was a Spanish novelist, short story writer, film critic, film director and documentarist.
