Te regalo un caballo blanco / Amalia de Tena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tena, Amalia de, 1957-

Series:

Harper narrativa

Standardized Title:

I will give you a white horse Spanish

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Families--Fiction.

Families.

Historical fiction.

Spain--History--20th century--Fiction.

Spain.

Physical Description:

253 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Madrid] : HarperCollins Ibérica, 2023.

Summary:

A dazzling debut that speaks of our connection with the rural world, of family relationships, especially between fathers and daughters, of mental health. A tragicomic novel, full of scenes and characters that remind us of Almodóvar and Berlanga, with declining counts, rich disinherited heirs, widowed grandfathers who marry rude and insensitive women to take care of their children, and village lords who have marquises from Madrid as mistresses. In the dark Spain of the early sixties, the childhood of Ana de Sotomayor, daughter of a family of landowners from Extremadura, passes happily until the ruin of the family begins to hover over them. The great parties and long summers will be followed by the empty refrigerator, the disappearance of paintings, the cries and the silences. With her particular way of interpreting reality, Ana tries to understand what is happening at home and to justify the eccentric behavior of Luis, her father, since the tragic death of her only brother José. What is it that makes him cross out the faces of some people in the family photo albums? Why is there an empty space in the shotgun cabinet in the office? What is the reason for the sudden dismissal of the nanny whom Ana adores? Why doesn't her father talk about grandfather Pepe and forbids her to visit her great-grandfather Fanega? In spite of everything, even in the most dramatic moments, Ana is able to bring a smile to our faces with her witticisms and her sharp tongue. For Ana and her older sister, María del Mar, a time full of changes and anxiety begins. Neither the months that Ana spends in Plasencia with her aunt and uncle, immersed in homesickness, nor the transfer of the whole family to Seville manage to stabilize the turbulent family life, a situation that will end up leading to a serious crisis. Back in Mérida, Ana will try to escape from all this by taking refuge in the eccentric family of her best friend, Carlota García de Montenegro.

En la oscura España de principios de los sesenta, la infancia de Ana de Sotomayor, hija de una familia de terratenientes extremeños, transcurre feliz hasta que la ruina de la familia empieza a planear sobre ellos. A las grandes fiestas y largos veraneos les seguirán la nevera vacía, la desaparición de cuadros, los llantos y los silencios. Con su particular manera de interpretar la realidad, Ana intenta comprender lo que sucede en casa y justificar el comportamiento excentrico que muestra Luis, su padre, desde la trágica muerte de su único hermano Jose. ¿Que es lo que le impulsa a tachar los rostros de algunas personas en los álbumes de fotos familiares? ¿Por que hay un hueco vacío en el armario de las escopetas del despacho? ¿Cuál es el motivo del repentino despido de la niñera a la que Ana adora? ¿Por que su padre no habla del abuelo Pepe y le prohíbe visitar a su bisabuelo Fanega?. A pesar de todo, incluso en los momentos más dramáticos, Ana es capaz de arrancarnos una sonrisa con sus ocurrencias y su lengua afilada.

ISBN:

9788418976537

8418976535

OCLC:

1396561113