by Jesús Fernández Santos · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422619406
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«Extramuros» is the historical novel by Jesús Fernández Santos, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (184 pages, in Spanish).
In a poor, almost isolated convent in the Spain that followed the death of Philip II, two nuns live a relationship marked by faith, desire and the need to survive. The narrative interweaves mysticism, repression, misery and visions in a growing tension between its protagonists.
It was originally published in 1978 and won the Premio Nacional de Literatura. The 1985 edition includes an introduction by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán and a biographical epilogue by Alberto Cousté.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary Spanish narrative, with an interest in period setting and character portrayal.
Jesús Fernández Santos was a Spanish novelist, short story writer, film critic, film director and documentarist.
