Books by Almudena Grandes
“I’ve picked Almudena as the portrayer of the civil war period and of the ‘two Spains,’ which is the expression people use to talk about it. The fact that she does it from a woman’s point of view gives it a depth and a warmth and a sensibility that might not be there in other authors…El corazón helado starts with a funeral. It’s winter, it’s freezing cold and ghastly and the first line is: “The women weren’t wearing tights.” It’s this really evocative, totally simple sense of poverty and the reality of the situation. That’s what I love about this book. Almudena balances politics and the effect that politics has on the population incredibly well.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Almudena Grandes were recommended
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Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes -
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Berta Isla
by Javier Marías & Margaret Jull Costa (translator) -
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Homeland (Patria)
by Fernando Aramburu and Alfred MacAdam (translator) -
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The Frozen Heart (El corazón helado)
by Almudena Grandes -
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An Olympic Death (Sabotaje olímpico)
by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán and Ed Emery (translator)
The Best Novels by Spanish Authors, recommended by Richard Village
The Best Novels by Spanish Authors, recommended by Richard Village
If you like your novels long, Spanish literature has some gems to lose yourself in. Richard Village, translator and publisher of Spanish Beauty, recommends five of his favourites, from the chaos of 17th-century Spain to the traumas of the 20th century, and also including a classic detective novel.
