by Juan García Hortelano · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440695727
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«Nuevas amistades» is the novel by Juan García Hortelano, published by Ediciones B in paperback (375 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Madrid in the 1950s, the novel follows Leopoldo and his group of friends, young people from an affluent class who are bored in a provincial and stifling city. The arrival of Gregorio, from Gijón, introduces a counterpoint: for him, Madrid is an opportunity to escape tedium and live an adventure that brings excitement to his life.
Written by Juan García Hortelano (1928-1992), this twentieth-century Spanish novel corresponds to the edition published in 2000.
Juan García Hortelano was a Spanish writer. He was born in Madrid. His father was a doctor. When the Spanish Civil War broke out, he was sent with his siblings to Cuenca, only returning to Madrid in 1937 where he lived with his maternal grandparents. The libraries at school and home turned him into an avid reader. Following the war, he entered college in 1941, later studying law at Madrid University. He joined the Civil Service in 1953. Throughout his life, he dedicated himself to writing with fervour and discipline without abandoning his administrative job in Madrid. He cultivated friendships with writers and intellectuals of his generation: Juan Benet, Carlos Barral, Jaime Gil de Biedma, Juan Marsé and Ángel González.
