NOVEL FROM 39 TO 70_SUMMARY
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ScribdTranslationsPABLO PICASSO HIGH SCHOOL SUMMARY MADE BY ÁNGELA BOSQUE (2nd BACHELOR A)
THE NOVEL FROM 1939 TO THE 70s: TRENDS [EXISTENTIAL-
TREMENDIST, SOCIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL], REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORS AND WORKS
After the end of the war, the dictatorship begins. In the 1940s, the literary landscape is desolate:
many authors have gone into exile, and there is great control and censorship over the works that are published and the
that come from other countries. In the 50s and 60s, a gradual opening of the dictatorship will be observed,
although total control over the works will not be eliminated until the arrival of democracy, with which
Exiled authors will also begin to return.
NARRATIVE IN EXILE
Many authors go into exile but continue to write. The most common themes of this narrative are the
evocation of lost Spain, the memory of the Civil War, the desire to recover the past, nostalgia
and the experience of exile, among others. The most prominent authors of this era are: Ramón J. Sénder
With his series Chronicle of Dawn, Max Aub, with another series titled The Magic Labyrinth, and Rosa Chacel with The
unreason.
1940s: Existential Novel and Tremendism
In the 1940s, the immediate years following a post-war period of hunger and hardships, the existential becomes one.
Among the fundamental themes of the narrative, themes such as disorientation and hostility predominate.
life and anguish. The most notable novel is Nada by the author Carmen Laforet (Nadal Prize in 1944).
Existential narrative evolves towards the tremendism, which reflects the most unpleasant aspects and
brutal realities to carry out a deep reflection on the human condition. The main
the authors are the following: Camilo José Cela, with The Family of Pascual Duarte; Miguel Delibes, with The
shadow of the cypress in length; and Ana María Matute, with The Abels.
1950s: Social Realism Novel
In the 1950s, the narrative will show the writer's commitment to their society, thus the novel emerges
social realism. According to this trend, literature should reflect reality and be an instrument of
denunciation against bourgeois selfishness, hunger, slums, and the exploitation of the proletariat. The techniques
the employed narratives are the predominance of objectivism, the abundance of dialogue, the use of
collective protagonist and the great concentration of time and space. They subscribe to this trend
previous authors such as Miguel Delibes with his work The Way and Camilo José Cela with The Hive. Also
We find here Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio with El Jarama, Carmen Marín Gaite with Entre visillos, Juan
García Hortelano with Summer Storm, Alfonso Grosso with The Trench or Juan Goytisolo with Camps
Níjar.
1960s: Experimental Novel
In the 60s we witnessed the exhaustion of social realism that evolves towards experimentation. Faced
the inability of literature to change the world leads to a renewal of narrative techniques,
thanks to the influence of foreign literature (Faulkner, Joyce, Cortázar, etc.), it plays with the
argumentative perspectivism, the use of interior monologue, the occurrence of time jumps, the
spelling arrangement, etc. This type of more complex and experimental novels will require a more
intellectually prepared. The main authors are: Luis Martín Santos, with Times of Silence; Juan
Goytisolo, with Signs of Identity; and G. Torrente Ballester with The Saga/Escape of J.B. Furthermore, we can
to cite other authors such as Miguel Delibes with 'Five Hours with Mario', Camilo José Cela with 'Saint Camillus'
1936 Juan Marsé with Last Afternoons with Teresa.
