by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester · Circulo De Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422665250
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«Filomeno, a mi pesar» is the novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (455 pages, in Spanish).
The memoirs of Filomeno, a Galician with a Portuguese mother who considers his first name ridiculous, show him using different surnames depending on the country and situation to cope with an uncertain identity. The narrative addresses identity, memory and Spanish society.
The work won the Premio Planeta and this edition belongs to the Estrellas del Planeta collection.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in Spanish narrative and character studies.
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
