by Juan García Hortelano · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439718529
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Gramática parda is a novel by the Spanish writer Juan García Hortelano, published in 1982. The work, of realistic style and with touches of humor, narrates the story of a young man who moves to Madrid to work in a publishing house and is immersed in a world of intrigues and ambitions.
The novel is a critique of Spanish society of the time, and in particular the world of culture and intellectuality. García Hortelano uses a direct and simple language, but at the same time full of irony and sarcasm.
Juan García Hortelano was a Spanish writer. He was born in Madrid. His father was a doctor. When the Spanish Civil War broke out, he was sent with his siblings to Cuenca, only returning to Madrid in 1937 where he lived with his maternal grandparents. The libraries at school and home turned him into an avid reader. Following the war, he entered college in 1941, later studying law at Madrid University. He joined the Civil Service in 1953. Throughout his life, he dedicated himself to writing with fervour and discipline without abandoning his administrative job in Madrid. He cultivated friendships with writers and intellectuals of his generation: Juan Benet, Carlos Barral, Jaime Gil de Biedma, Juan Marsé and Ángel González.
