by Miguel Delibes · Booket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423335190
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Las ratas is a novel by the Spanish writer Miguel Delibes, published in 1962. The story takes place in a Castilian village and offers a tragic and harsh vision of rural life, reflecting the misery and grandeur of its inhabitants. The plot focuses on Nini and el Ratero, who live in a cave and subsist by hunting rats in the town's river. Through a series of anecdotes, Delibes portrays the life of a disappeared village and the silent rebellion of a child.
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.
