Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. The master even had the right to be the one to make the daughters of his serfs lose their virginity. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The movie brings us back to times in spain where most people were nothing more than property of the few rich. Its told in runon, inarticulate sentences, as if in the voices of its.
People from a very poor family work in the country, at the service of a rich family of landowners. The novel tells the discovery of life and the experiences of a boy who moves from the countryside to the city. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Edicion conmemorativa del centenario miguel delibes 19202020. Delibes died recent i recommend santos inocentes to anyone who likes reading fiction in spanish. A short and passionate novel about an implausibly feudal countryside in contemporary spain. Enslaved by their master, paco and his family work from sunrise to sundown. His father was born and died in the cantabrian town molledo, where miguel spent many summers. Mientras tanto, comparta este libro con sus amigos. The name delibes was of french origin and came from toulouse.
Sep 06, 2014 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Miguel delibes miguel delibes used books, rare books and new books. Miguel delibes was born in valladolid on 17 october 1920, the third of eight children from the marriage between maria setien and adolfo delibes. Recounts the degradation of a rural family through the actions of the caciques. The character has the same name in both the book and the movie. The writer was named an adopted son of valladolid in 2009. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print books from over. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The movie stars alfredo landa and francisco rabal, who both won the best actor award at the 1984 cannes film festival. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The film tells the tale of a poor family of farmers paco, his wife regula and their.
Faithfully transferred from the book by miguel delibes, also author of las ratas, as. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In this film, you can see a important part of the recent history of my great country. The main characters of this fiction, european literature story are. The first edition of the novel was published in 1981, and was written by miguel delibes. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones.