false 71549 29 Cela was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in October 1989, and this novel is considered by many to be his masterpiece. It is the story of an ignorant Castillian peasant and multiple murderer, and it tells of the savage impulses behind his crimes and his redeeming characteristics. 1403524 1945 The Family of Pascual Duarte (Spanish Literature Series) total:273|5:67|4:102|3:82|2:14|1:8| 273 1025 340 32 4 0 false true Fri Mar 27 16:40:54 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 16:44:21 -0700 2009 This review first appeared in "Margin" which is an online literary publication focusing on magical realism edited by Tamara Kaye Sellman.


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I guess Cela (the writer of this book) has a good way to tell a story about the main character, Duarte. Cela put so much anger in Duarte's mind, body, all of it. It's as if two third of him is made from anger instead of water.
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