by Josefina R. Aldecoa · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433917973
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«Historia de una maestra» is the novel by Josefina R. Aldecoa, published by Editorial Anagrama in hardcover (240 pages, in Spanish).
Gabriela recalls her life as a rural teacher from the 1920s to the start of the Civil War: the fight against ignorance and boss rule, the arrival of the Republic, the October Revolution in a mining town, and the family torn apart by violence. She also returns to Guinea, where she lived the first adventure of her vocation.
«Historia de una maestra» is the first installment of the Memory Trilogy and corresponds to volume 97 of the Narrativas hispánicas collection.
A novel aimed at readers interested in the history of Spain, teaching, and stories of women living through decisive political processes.
Josefina Aldecoa, originally known as Josefa Rodríguez Álvarez, was a Spanish writer and teacher born in León. She was married to the writer Ignacio Aldecoa, whose surname she adopted for her own literary career after his death. Josefina Aldecoa was the founder and Principal of the Colegio Estilo from 1959 until her death in 2011. She died on 16 March 2011 in Cantabria, due to respiratory problems, at the age of 85.
