by Camilo José Cela · Orbis · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440200617
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«La familia de Pascual Duarte» is the novel by Camilo José Cela, published by Orbis in paperback (164 pages, in Spanish).
In the first person, Pascual Duarte, a peasant from Extremadura sentenced to death, recalls his life while awaiting execution. The son of an alcoholic, his existence is marked by poverty, violence, and a fatality that seems to pursue him. Through his testimony, the novel paints a somber portrait of rural Spain and the human condition.
The novel was originally published in 1942 and is considered a landmark of twentieth-century Spanish literature; it has also been translated into numerous languages and adapted for film.
A common reading in schools and a gateway to twentieth-century Spanish classics for new readers.
Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquess of Iria Flavia was a Spanish novelist, poet, story writer and essayist associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
