by Carmen Conde · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432055317
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«Soy la madre» is the novel by Carmen Conde published by Planeta in 1980, in paperback (305 pages, in Spanish).
In a village, the local boss don Diego rapes the young Laurencia and years later orders the killing of the peasant who has married her. Marked by hatred for him and by an absolute love for her son Francisco, Laurencia devotes her life to the child. When don Diego dies and leaves her his fortune, she must choose between rebuilding her life or remaining a mother.
It won the Ateneo de Sevilla Prize in 1980 and belongs to the Spanish and Latin American Authors Collection.
It will appeal to readers of contemporary Spanish fiction and to those wishing to delve into the work of Carmen Conde, linked to the Generation of '36.
Carmen Conde Abellán was a Spanish poet, narrative writer and teacher. In 1931 she founded the first Popular University of Cartagena, along with her husband Antonio Oliver Belmás. She was also the first woman to become an academic numerary of the Real Academia Española, where she delivered her induction speech in 1979.
