by Josefina R. Aldecoa · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433910325
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«Porque éramos jóvenes» is the contemporary novel by Josefina R. Aldecoa, published by Editorial Anagrama in hardcover (216 pages, in Spanish).
After David's death, his widow, a friend, and a former lover offer three perspectives on his ambiguous personality. Letters from a lost love, a meeting between the friend and the widow, and scenes from his past reconstruct a man who was unfaithful to himself. The story reflects a generation divided between a gray past and an uncertain future.
It belongs to the Narrativas hispánicas collection from Editorial Anagrama, number 202. Published in 1996.
For readers of contemporary Spanish fiction seeking novels about memory and identity.
Josefina Aldecoa, originally known as Josefa Rodríguez Álvarez, was a Spanish writer and teacher born in León. She was married to the writer Ignacio Aldecoa, whose surname she adopted for her own literary career after his death. Josefina Aldecoa was the founder and Principal of the Colegio Estilo from 1959 until her death in 2011. She died on 16 March 2011 in Cantabria, due to respiratory problems, at the age of 85.
