Seven stories set in rural Spain deal with the hope and despair of childhood and adolescence

The Heliotrope Wall and Other Stories (TWENTIETH-CENTURY CONTINENTAL FICTION)

Literature & Fiction

Matute, Ana María

History & Criticism

Columbia University Press

School of the Sun

'This is an old and wicked island. An island of Phoenicians and merchants, of bloodsuckers and frauds'\nExpelled from her convent school for kicking the prioress, and abandoned by her father when her mother dies, rebellious teenager Matia is sent to live with her domineering grandmother on the island of Mallorca. In the hot, oppressive stillness of an adolescent summer, she learns to scheme with her cousin Borja, and finds herself increasingly drawn to the strange outsider Manuel. But civil war has come to Spain, and it will teach Matia about the adult world in ways she could not foresee.\nThis powerful, lyrical coming-of-age novel depicts Mallorca as an enchanted island, a lost Eden and a Never Land combined, where ancient hatreds and present-day passions collide.

The Island

Literary

Penguin Classics

Primera Memoria

French & European Pubns

Celebration in the Northwest (European Women Writers Series)

Contemporary

University Of Nebraska Press

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 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.

In Soldiers Cry by Night, 1964, the second volume of The Merchants (1959-1969), an award-winning trilogy about the Spanish Civil War, Ana María Matute uses a realistic setting and autobiographical detail to depict triumph and loss. Manuel and Marta are forced to accept the end of their innocent childhood happiness, and must come to terms with the allegiances and betrayals of the harsh adult world. During the Facist attack on Barcelona the two young people are forced to choose sides. Their decisions will forever change their lives.

Soldiers Cry By Night (Discoveries)

Genre Fiction

Latin American Literary Review Press

In The Trap, Ana Maria Matute explores ties that bind family, society and culture. Through her compelling use of a powerful feminine first-person narrative, Matute highlights the experience of women during the tumultuous years of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Matute delicately weaves a feminist subtext into the larger context of Spain's difficulties in dealing with gender, class and cultural distinctions. She draws from her own experiences to paint a literary picture of the conflict between two groups: the people she calls the merchants - who deny the vitality of life - and the soldiers - who believe in tolerance. In this third novel of the famous trilogy, The Merchants, Matute examines the lasting effects of social upheaval, discrimination and lives trapped in conflict.

The Trap

About the Author\nAna María Matute (1925-2014) fue una de las mejores contadoras de historias de la literatura española. En su obra supo conjugar de forma notable la sensibilidad, la ironía, el realismo y la fantasía.\nUn volumen que reúne todos los cuentos de Ana Matute para niños y mayores. 
La obra de Ana María Matute se cuenta entre las mejores de la literatura actual. Cultivó varias facetas de la escritura, como la novela o la narración autobiográfica, pero en la totalidad de su producción desempeñan un papel central los cuentos. 
Presentamos aquí una recopilación de sus relatos, en la que pueden encontrarse joyas del género como «Sólo un pie descalzo» o «El polizón del "Ulises"», galardonados con los más importantes premios y disfrutados por lectores de todas las edades. 
Este libro es una invitación al mundo creativo de una autora que rompió fronteras, tópicos, cegueras y, especialmente, tedios. 
«La muy amplia obra de Matute es, sin lugar a dudas, una de las más ricas de la literatura contemporánea en lengua española».- Mario Vargas Llosa\nENGLISH DESCRIPTION 
A work that gathers all of Ana María Matute’s stories for her young and adult readers.\nAna María Matute’s work is among the best in current literature. She achieved various aspects of writing, such as novels or the autobiographical narrative, but in the totality of her work, her stories play a central role.\nThis is a compilation of her stories, in it you will find many jewels of that genre such as "Only one barefoot foot" or "The Wanderer in Ulysses", awarded with the most prestigious prizes and enjoyed by readers of all ages.\nThis book is an invitation to the creative world of an author who overcame boundaries, clichés, prejudices, and especially monotony.\n“Ana Maria Matute’s extensive work is without a doubt one of the richest of contemporary literature in Spanish language.” -Mario Vargas Llosa

Todos mis cuentos / All My Stories (Spanish Edition)

Dramas & Plays

Debolsillo]

Book by Matute, Ana Maria, Matute, Ana María

Fiesta al noroeste

Plaza & Janes Editories Sa

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The Heliotrope Wall and Other Stories (TWENTIETH-CENTURY CONTINENTAL FICTION)

School of the Sun

The Island

Primera Memoria

Celebration in the Northwest (European Women Writers Series)

Celebration in the Northwest (European Women Writers Series)

Soldiers Cry By Night (Discoveries)

The Trap

Todos mis cuentos / All My Stories (Spanish Edition)

Fiesta al noroeste