Carmen Martín Gaite
Spanish novelist, essayist, short story writer and playwright. A leading figure in post–Civil War 20th-century Spanish literature, associated with the Generation of '50 and known for works such as Entre visillos and El cuarto de atrás.
Books
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1. Entre Visillos
A penetrating portrait of a provincial mid-20th-century Spanish town that follows a group of young women whose daily routines, whispered hopes and thwarted romances are confined by family expectations, social surveillance and limited prospects; through quiet observation, ironic detail and psychological insight the novel exposes the claustrophobia, hypocrisy and gendered constraints of conservative society while revealing the characters’ private yearnings for freedom and self-definition.
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