by Miguel Delibes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408049623
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«La sombra del ciprés es alargada» is the novel by Miguel Delibes, published by Editorial Planeta in paperback, in Spanish.
Pedro, an orphan boy, grows up surrounded by a bleak view of existence. The narrative follows his life and shows how death, loneliness and fate shape his way of understanding the world; a restrained and meticulous prose portrays his inner conflicts and his struggle to find a meaning in happiness.
The novel was published in 1947; the present edition is from 2003.
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.
