Celebration in the Northwest |
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| Author:
| Matute, Ana María |
| Introduction by:
| Porter, Phoebe A. |
| Translator:
| Porter, Phoebe A. |
| Series title: | European Women Writers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-3180-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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A tragic tale of hatred between two half-brothers,
Celebration in the Northwest (Fiesta al Noroeste) is a gripping novel by Ana Mar#65533;a Matute, one of twentieth-century Spain's most important writers. At the center of the novel are confessions that the protagonist, Juan Medinao, makes to a local priest in the fictional Castilian town of Art#65533;mila. Those confessions reveal the volatile mixture of attraction and repulsion between Juan and his...
More DescriptionA tragic tale of hatred between two half-brothers, Celebration in the Northwest (Fiesta al Noroeste) is a gripping novel by Ana Mar#65533;a Matute, one of twentieth-century Spain's most important writers.
At the center of the novel are confessions that the protagonist, Juan Medinao, makes to a local priest in the fictional Castilian town of Art#65533;mila. Those confessions reveal the volatile mixture of attraction and repulsion between Juan and his half-brother, Pablo. In describing the troubled bond between these characters, Matute creates a harrowing, modern enactment of the Biblical tale of Cain and Abel. Celebration in the Northwest is remarkable for its evocative prose, its riveting plot, and its portrayal of a character overcome by bitterness, envy, rage, and alienation.