by Luis Mateo Díez · Espasa Calpe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423972890
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«La fuente de la edad» is the novel by Luis Mateo Díez, published by Espasa Calpe in paperback (349 pages, in Spanish).
In a provincial city during the 1950s, a group of brotherhood members more inclined to drinking and the esoteric than to penance sets out in search of a mythical fountain of virtuous waters. The adventure, absurd and symbolic, opens for them an escape route from the limited reality around them.
The novel won the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana and the Premio Nacional de Narrativa. This edition belongs to the Austral Collection (number 289) and includes a prologue by José María Merino.
An option for readers of contemporary Spanish fiction who appreciate fables with humor and symbolic depth.
Luis Mateo Díez Rodríguez is a Spanish writer. He has written widely in a variety of genres, and has published over 50 books to date. He is best known for his works that focus on the fictional Kingdom of Celama. Two of his novels have won both the Premio de la Crítica and the Premio Nacional de Narrativa - La fuente de la edad in 1986, and La ruina del cielo in 2000. Díez also won the National Prize for Spanish Literature in 2020.
