by Miguel Delibes · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423345793
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Originally titled *377A, madera de héroe*, this novel by Miguel Delibes, later shortened to *Madera de héroe* for clarity, is one of the author's most ambitious works. With a significant autobiographical element, reflected in the number 377A assigned to Delibes on the Canarias cruiser during his time in the Spanish Navy, the work explores how the adolescents of his generation were marked by the Civil War in 1936. Through characters like Gervasio, who aspires to be a hero, and another who assumes the role of traitor, Delibes examines the thin line between heroism and betrayal in a conflict that unexpectedly engulfed many Spaniards.
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.
