Journey to the Alcarria

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Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1964 - Literary Criticism - 139 pages
Describes the author's ten-day vagabond trip afoot through Spain's barren hills of the Alcarria, and the innkeepers, priests, salesmen, friendly peasants, and other acquaintences he made.
 

Other editions - View all

Journey to the Alcarria: Travels Through the Spanish Countryside
Camilo José Cela
Limited preview - 1990
Journey to the Alcarria
Camilo José Cela
Snippet view - 1964
Journey to the Alcarria
Camilo José Cela
No preview available - 1998

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About the author (1964)

Camilo José Cela was born on May 11, 1916 in Iria Flavia, Spain. He attended the University of Madrid before and after the Spanish Civil War, during which he served with Franco's army. His first novel, La Familia de Pascual Duarte (The Family of Pascual Duarte), was published in 1942. He primarily wrote novels, short narratives, and travel diaries. His works include Journey to the Alcarria, The Hive, and Mrs. Caldwell Speaks to Her Son. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989. He died on January 17, 2002.

Bibliographic information

TitleJourney to the Alcarria
AuthorCamilo José Cela
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniv of Wisconsin Press, 1964
ISBN0299032507, 9780299032500
Length139 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Literary Criticism / European / Spanish & Portuguese
Travel / Essays & Travelogues
Travel / Europe / Spain & Portugal
Travel / General
  
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