{"product_id":"calila-2","title":"Calila","description":"\u003ci\u003eCalila: The Later Novels of Carmen Martín Gaite\u003c\/i\u003e explores the last six novels by Spain´s most honored contemporary woman writer. Its scholarship is enriched by the voice of Calila herself—as Brown called Martín Gaite, who was a dear friend—as they conversed and exchanged letters during the composition of the novels. The book opens with an introduction to Martín Gaite´s life and literature and ends with a consideration of her legacy. Each central chapter analyzes a later novel in its historical, biographical, and critical contexts. From the young adult fantasy \u003ci\u003eCaperucita en Manhattan \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Red Riding Hood in Manhattan)\u003c\/i\u003e to the post-Transition epistolary masterpiece \u003ci\u003eNubosidad variable \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Variable Cloud),\u003c\/i\u003e the Transition-era saga \u003ci\u003eLa Reina de las Nieves \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(The Farewell Angel),\u003c\/i\u003e the Proustian reminiscence \u003ci\u003eLo raro es vivir \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Living’s the Strange Thing),\u003c\/i\u003e the narrative tapestry \u003ci\u003eIrse de casa \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Leaving Home),\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir of family secrets \u003ci\u003eLos parentescos (Family Relations),\u003c\/i\u003e these fascinating novels evoke themes that resonate today.\u003cbr\u003e\n  ","brand":"Joan L. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575200514230,"sku":"9781684483075","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781684483075_0c899914-63fb-4cc7-9cd7-445e186a651e.jpg?v=1727264709","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/calila-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}