El Jarama by Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio
An ensemble portrait of a group of young people spending a hot day by a river, rendered through casual, often repetitive dialogue and precise sensory detail; the narrative captures their flirtations, petty jealousies and moments of boredom, using ordinary speech to reveal the emotional emptiness and social malaise of postwar life while quietly critiquing the moral stagnation of their world.
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- Published
- 1956
- Nationality
- Spanish
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- Original Language
- Spanish
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