by Mercedes Salisachs · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432021930
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«La gangrena» is the novel by Mercedes Salisachs, published by Planeta in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
The narrative follows Carlos Hondero from his childhood in dictatorial Spain through the 1970s, when he has amassed a fortune and wields power; in parallel, the novel traces the country's history and explores the protagonist's conscience and contradictions.
Winner of the Premio Planeta in 1975, originally published that same year; this edition is from 1987.
Recommended for young adults and adults (ages 12 and up) interested in contemporary Spanish fiction.
Mercedes Salisachs Roviralta was a Spanish writer and novelist. She began her career when she was a teenager and published more than thirty five novels. She wrote and published her last novel in 2013 at the age of 97. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela.
