by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester · RBA, Narrativa Actual nº30, 1993, Barcelona. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447300297
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«La saga/fuga de J.B.» is the novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester published by RBA in 1993, in paperback (531 pages, in Spanish).
The novel is set in Castroforte del Baralla, the imaginary capital of the fifth Galician province, whose stillness is broken by the disappearance of the relic of the Holy Body. José Bastida gives voice to the town's millenary history, while a legendary plot reincarnates over the centuries in successive characters, blending the chronicle of several generations, parody, humor and fantastic elements.
Winner of the Premio de la Crítica de Narrativa Castellana (1973) and the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona (1972).
Aimed at readers of twentieth-century Spanish fiction, particularly those seeking a fantastic satire with highly polished language.
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
