Calila
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Calila

The Later Novels of Carmen Martín Gaite

  1. 228 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Calila

The Later Novels of Carmen Martín Gaite

About this book

Calila: The Later Novels of Carmen Martín Gaite explores the last six novels by Spain´s most honored contemporary woman writer. Its scholarship is enriched by the voice of Calila herself—as Brown called Martín Gaite, who was a dear friend—as they conversed and exchanged letters during the composition of the novels. The book opens with an introduction to Martín Gaite´s life and literature and ends with a consideration of her legacy. Each central chapter analyzes a later novel in its historical, biographical, and critical contexts. From the young adult fantasy Caperucita en Manhattan (Red Riding Hood in Manhattan) to the post-Transition epistolary masterpiece Nubosidad variable (Variable Cloud), the Transition-era saga La Reina de las Nieves (The Farewell Angel), the Proustian reminiscence Lo raro es vivir (Living's the Strange Thing), the narrative tapestry Irse de casa (Leaving Home), and the memoir of family secrets Los parentescos (Family Relations), these fascinating novels evoke themes that resonate today.
 

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Frontispiece Transcription
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. Introduction: Calila and Her Later Novels
  10. 1. Backstory: Carmen Martín Gaite’s Earlier Life and Literature
  11. 2. Caperucita en Manhattan: A Young Adult Novel of Recovery
  12. 3. Nubosidad variable: Contemporary Feminism in Post-Transition Spain
  13. 4. La Reina de las Nieves: Rewriting a Tragedy of Spain’s Transition
  14. 5. Lo raro es vivir: Existential Questions in Uncertain Times
  15. 6. Irse de casa: Back to the Future in Democratic Spain
  16. 7. Los parentescos: Fractured Families in the Twenty-First Century
  17. Conclusion: The Later Novels and Martín Gaite’s Legacy
  18. Notes
  19. Works Cited
  20. Index
  21. About the Author