by Juan García Hortelano · Seix Barral. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432220180
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«Tormenta de verano» is the novel by Juan García Hortelano, published by Seix Barral in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
The narrator, a man in his forties spending the summer in a housing development, has his routine disrupted when the body of a young woman appears on the beach. Between the police investigation and the portrayal of his relationships with family and friends, the novel describes his moral crisis and the re-examination of his values, and offers a severe critique of Spanish society.
It belongs to the «Literatura Contemporánea Seix Barral» collection (no. 25). Originally published in 1962, winner of the Formentor Prize.
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.
