by Carmen Martín Gaite · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433909732
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«La Reina de las Nieves» is the contemporary novel by Carmen Martín Gaite, published by Editorial Anagrama in hardcover (336 pages, in Spanish).
Leonardo Villalba, recently out of prison, tries to reorder his life while roaming a nocturnal Madrid. The evocation of Andersen's tale of the same name, with the broken mirror that leaves a splinter in Kay's eye, shapes his helplessness. The dead father, the grandmother's riddles and the enigmatic Quinta Blanca mark his search for identity.
It belongs to the Narrativas hispánicas collection, number 163, and was originally published in 1994.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction, especially those who appreciate the literature of Carmen Martín Gaite.
Carmen Martín Gaite was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres. Her work has received significant recognition: in 1957, she was awarded the Premio Nadal for Entre visillos; in 1988 she won the Prince of Asturias Award;in 1992 she received the Premio Castilla y León de las Letras, and she also was awarded the Premio Acebo de Honor for her life's work.
