by Carmen Martín Gaite · Editorial Planeta, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788408463993
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«Retahílas» is the novel by Carmen Martín Gaite, published by Editorial Planeta in hardcover (190 pages, in Spanish).
An elderly woman travels to the family pazo in Galicia with her granddaughter Eulalia, apparently to die there; the unexpected arrival of Germán, Eulalia's nephew, turns the night into a long dialogue between the two that unfolds in six monologues in which they reconstruct their lives, memories and silences. The novel explores memory, the passage of time and family bonds in an atmosphere of mystery and nostalgia.
This 1999 edition belongs to the Clásicos de Nuestro Tiempo collection and includes a prologue by Daniel Alcoba; the novel was originally published in 1974.
For readers of Spanish fiction, particularly those interested in the Generation of '50 and the work of Carmen Martín Gaite.
Carmen Martín Gaite was a Spanish author who wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays across multiple genres. Her work has received significant recognition: in 1957, she was awarded the Premio Nadal for Entre visillos; in 1988 she won the Prince of Asturias Award;in 1992 she received the Premio Castilla y León de las Letras, and she also was awarded the Premio Acebo de Honor for her life's work.
