San Camilo, 1936: The Eve, Feast, and Octave of St. Camillus of the year 1936 in Madrid (Spanish: Vísperas, festividad y octava de San Camilo del año 1936 en Madrid) is a 1969 novel by the Spanish writer Camilo José Cela. It is about a large cast of characters in a Madrid neighbourhood during 10 days in July 1936, right at the start of the Spanish Civil War.
| Author | Camilo José Cela |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vísperas, festividad y octava de San Camilo del año 1936 en Madrid |
| Translator | J. H. R. Polt |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Alfaguara |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Publication place | Spain |
Published in English | 1991 |
| Pages | 443 |
The New York Times called it "a Spanish Civil War novel that vehemently rejects the seductive facility of partisanship".[1] Kirkus Reviews wrote that it "may be Cela's bitterly flowing masterpiece".[2]
References
edit- ^ Luciani, Frederick (5 January 1992). "Apocalypse in Spain". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "San Camilo, 1936". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 1991. Retrieved 30 July 2024.