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: | 978-0-8032-8196-7 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
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 María 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 Artámila. 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 María 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 Artámila. 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.