The family of Pascual Duarte

The family of Pascual Duarte / by Camilo José Cela ; translated and with an introduction by Anthony Kerrigan.

[This] is the story of Pascual Duarte - a Spanish peasant born into a brutal world of poverty, hatred, and depravity - as told from his prison cell, where he awaits his execution for the murders he's committed throughout his lifetime. Despite his savage and cruel impulses, Pascual retains a chi...

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Main Author: Cela, Camilo José, 1916-2002
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Boston : Little, Brown and Co., [1990], c1964.
Subjects:
Spanish fiction > 20th century.
Murder > Spain > Fiction.
Spain > Civilization > 20th century > Fiction.
Uniform Title:Familia de Pascual Duarte.
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Summary:[This] is the story of Pascual Duarte - a Spanish peasant born into a brutal world of poverty, hatred, and depravity - as told from his prison cell, where he awaits his execution for the murders he's committed throughout his lifetime. Despite his savage and cruel impulses, Pascual retains a childlike sense of the world and a groping desire to understand the blows of fate that led him down his bloody path.
Item Description:Translation of: Familia de Pascual Duarte.
Physical Description:xx, 166 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:0316134325 :

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