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This is the first English translation of a work by the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature. Set on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, the novel follows a young student's attempts to sort out his life and career in the midst of the turmoil overtaking his country.

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“Cela continues to anticipate and outlast his peers. Few contemporary writers can match his range, verbal richness, and purity of means. Few have given better evidence of dwelling in awfulness while caressing beauty. No other artist—except Picasso—has tapped such energies at the age when most gentlemen tend their gardens. Camilo José Cela approaches dusk with a steadfast gaze that only a few writers of genius can turn upon the face of chaos.” —Eduardo González, The Nobel Prize Annual 1989

San Camilo 1936

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    A Paperback / softback by Camilo José Cela, John Polt

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      Publisher Duke University Press
      Published 4 October 1991
      ISBN-13 9780822311966
      978-0822311966
      ISBN-10 0822311968

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first English translation of a work by the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature. Set on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, the novel follows a young student's attempts to sort out his life and career in the midst of the turmoil overtaking his country.

      Trade Review
      “Cela continues to anticipate and outlast his peers. Few contemporary writers can match his range, verbal richness, and purity of means. Few have given better evidence of dwelling in awfulness while caressing beauty. No other artist—except Picasso—has tapped such energies at the age when most gentlemen tend their gardens. Camilo José Cela approaches dusk with a steadfast gaze that only a few writers of genius can turn upon the face of chaos.” —Eduardo González, The Nobel Prize Annual 1989

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