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El Fulgor Y La Sangre
''El fulgor y la sangre'' (''Brilliance and blood'' is the meaning in English) is the first novel written by Spanish writer Ignacio Aldecoa, first published in 1954. Short synopsis In the closed and ruinous environment of a barracks lost in a Spanish mountain range, the wives of some civil guards receive news that one of them has died. Without knowing about whom the news is, they await distressedly for the confirmation of the deceased's identity. Expanded synopsis ''Mediodía'' (12:00) This is narrated from the point of view of Pedro. The telephone rings and we learn that someone has died. Ruipérez says not to tell the women about what has just happened. ''Dos de la tarde'' (14:00) This chapter focuses on what has happened to Sonsoles. Firstly that her father was murdered by the other villagers, but it is not stated whether this murder was carried out due to political or personal reasons. Because the village is not named, was it in a nationalist or republican zone within Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacio Aldecoa
José Ignacio Aldecoa e Isasi (24 July 1925 – 15 November 1969) was a Spanish writer. He was the nephew of the painter . Biography José Ignacio de Aldecoa e Isasi was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 24 July 1925, the first child of Simón de Aldecoa y Arbulo and María Carmen Isasi y Pedruzo. He had a sister called María Teresa, born in 1927. Ignacio's father was a middle-class artisan who ran a family business in industrial decoration and restoration inherited from his father, Laureano de Aldecoa. The young Aldecoa was affectionately known as Iñaki in the home and enjoyed a happy and lively childhood marred only by his experience of school. Aldecoa studied in the Arts Faculty at the University of Madrid. He lived later in the United States of America. His first published works were collections of poetry, published in 1947 and 1949. '' El fulgor y la sangre'' was his first novel, published in 1954. It failed to win the important Premio Planeta by just one vote. ''El fulgor'' f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
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Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Novels
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