by Miguel Delibes · Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423303342
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«La hoja roja» is the novel by Miguel Delibes published by Destino in paperback, with 236 pages, in Spanish.
The protagonist is Don Eloy, a retiree who senses that the pages of the little book of life are running out. Delibes shows him facing old age and loneliness, and through his dealings with Desi, the young woman who helps him at home, addresses loss, hope, and relationships between generations.
The work originally appeared in 1959 and belongs to Destino's Áncora y Delfín collection, number 168.
For readers of Spanish fiction and twentieth-century classics, especially those interested in the work of Miguel Delibes.
Miguel Delibes Setién was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied letter "e" seat. Educated in commerce, he began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. He later became the editor for the regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla before gradually devoting himself exclusively to writing novels.
