Y Dios en la última playa (lit. 'And God on the Last Shore') is a 1981 novel by the Spanish writer Cristóbal Zaragoza.[1]
| Author | Cristóbal Zaragoza |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Planeta |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Pages | 251 |
| ISBN | 9788432055478 |
Plot edit
The story takes place in the Basque Country and revolves around the armed separatist group ETA, although this is never explicitly mentioned in the novel itself. The main character is a member of a separatist command who refuses to comply when he is ordered to execute a soldier. This makes his own group sentence him to death.[2]
Reception edit
José F. Beaumont of El País wrote that the book has universal value and application, because Zaragoza does not take a side in a political conflict, but condemns violence as such.[2]
The book received the Premio Planeta de Novela. It was a commercial success and eventually printed in 600,000 copies.[3]
References edit
- ^ Viamonte Lucientes, Ernesto (2022). "Terrorismo y Transición: la representación del terrorista etarra en la novela". La transición española. Memorias públicas/memorias privadas (1975-2020) (in Spanish). Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza. p. 368. ISBN 978-84-1340-614-5.
- ^ a b Beaumont, José F. (16 October 1981). "Cristóbal Zaragoza ganó el Planeta con una novela sobre la vida de un miembro de ETA". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Amell, Samuel (1996). The Contemporary Spanish Novel: An Annotated, Critical Bibliography, 1936-1994. Bibliographies and Indexes in World Literature. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 0313018197.
Further reading edit
- Díaz Arenas, Angel (1988). Las perspectivas narrativas: teoría y metodología (in Spanish). Edition Reichenberger. ISBN 3923593597.
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