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A Bela Adormecida Vai à Escola
"Num país da Europa Central, monarquia constitucional, com o seu sistema representativo e as habituais instituições político-sociais — Igreja, Partidos, Sindicatos, Imprensa —, um facto extraordinário vem perturbar a pacatez da vida quotidiana: numa remota floresta do reino, o jovem monarca encontra uma princesa adormecida, vítima de encantamento ocorrido lá no longínquo século XVI. Uma paixão avassaladora toma conta do coração do rei e empurra-o para o beijo que a libertará do sono secular e lhe permitirá casar com ela, ter muitos filhos lindos e louros e viver feliz para sempre. Mas..."
- GenresFiction
352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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About the author
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
113 books87 followersAlthough primarily a novelist, he also published journalism, essays, and plays. His career as a writer began in Oviedo, but developed largely in Madrid.
After moving around frequently in the later 1920s and early 1930s, including a period in Paris, he returned to Spain and linked himself to Franco's Falange party in order to save his own life and that of his family. His first novel, Javier Mariño, appeared in 1943, and he continued to publish novels almost until his death, receiving major prizes for some of them.
Despite his affiliation to the Falangists, Torrente Ballester always promoted relatively leftist ideas, and from 1939, when he returned to Santiago to take up a university post, he increasingly distanced himself from the party. He joined in protests in favour of striking Asturian miners in 1962, and was expelled from his teaching post at the university as a result. In the mid-1960s he had a number of problems with government censors.
He left Spain for a post at the State University of New York at Albany in 1966, and remained there until 1970. After his return to Spain, he was increasingly celebrated: In 1975 he was elected member of the Real Academia Española, and was awarded the premier Spanish literary prize, the Cervantes Prize, in 1985.
Immediately after his death a foundation was set up to protect, study and disseminate his work. The name of this foundation is Fundación Gonzalo Torrente Ballester and counts among its supporters the Royal House of Spain.
After moving around frequently in the later 1920s and early 1930s, including a period in Paris, he returned to Spain and linked himself to Franco's Falange party in order to save his own life and that of his family. His first novel, Javier Mariño, appeared in 1943, and he continued to publish novels almost until his death, receiving major prizes for some of them.
Despite his affiliation to the Falangists, Torrente Ballester always promoted relatively leftist ideas, and from 1939, when he returned to Santiago to take up a university post, he increasingly distanced himself from the party. He joined in protests in favour of striking Asturian miners in 1962, and was expelled from his teaching post at the university as a result. In the mid-1960s he had a number of problems with government censors.
He left Spain for a post at the State University of New York at Albany in 1966, and remained there until 1970. After his return to Spain, he was increasingly celebrated: In 1975 he was elected member of the Real Academia Española, and was awarded the premier Spanish literary prize, the Cervantes Prize, in 1985.
Immediately after his death a foundation was set up to protect, study and disseminate his work. The name of this foundation is Fundación Gonzalo Torrente Ballester and counts among its supporters the Royal House of Spain.
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October 6, 2016
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Uma leitura interessante e diferente, uma sátira social, política e religiosa com algum humor irónico.
Não gostei da última parte e achei demasiado forçado e "frio" o final.
As 350 páginas parecem o dobro, pela densidade do texto e complexidade narrativa.
O prólogo, bastante longo, é uma boa forma de conhecer melhor o autor, mas contém spoilers, pelo que recomendo a sua leitura apenas no final.
Recomendo a quem goste de ler algo diferente dos géneros mais vulgares.
An interesting and original reading, a social, political and religious satire with some ironic humor.
I didn't like the last part and I thought the ending was too far-fetched and "cold".
The 350 pages seemed like 700, due to the density of the text and the complexity of the narrative.
The rather lengthy prologue is a good way to know more about the author, but it has some spoilers, so I recommend reading it after finishing the story.
I'd recommend it to those who like reading something different from the most common genres.
Uma leitura interessante e diferente, uma sátira social, política e religiosa com algum humor irónico.
Não gostei da última parte e achei demasiado forçado e "frio" o final.
As 350 páginas parecem o dobro, pela densidade do texto e complexidade narrativa.
O prólogo, bastante longo, é uma boa forma de conhecer melhor o autor, mas contém spoilers, pelo que recomendo a sua leitura apenas no final.
Recomendo a quem goste de ler algo diferente dos géneros mais vulgares.
An interesting and original reading, a social, political and religious satire with some ironic humor.
I didn't like the last part and I thought the ending was too far-fetched and "cold".
The 350 pages seemed like 700, due to the density of the text and the complexity of the narrative.
The rather lengthy prologue is a good way to know more about the author, but it has some spoilers, so I recommend reading it after finishing the story.
I'd recommend it to those who like reading something different from the most common genres.
January 7, 2020
Me da mucha pena hacer esto pero lo abandono. El problema es que entre tanta parodia no le he cogido cariño a ninguno de los personajes, al llegar a la mitad y ver lo que todavía me quedaba no me vi con fuerzas para seguir. Tengo, literalmente, una columna de libros que esperan impacientes que los lea.
April 15, 2010
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester as a great way with words and with them he can do wonderful things, like this abstract story where we can travel throe time just by the way the characters talk. Great, strong and recognizable characters, social history, and a truly great moral story.
This book is a little hard to read, the density of text is evident, but the story is so persuasive that we cant stop reading. Does have the biggest preface ever.
This book is a little hard to read, the density of text is evident, but the story is so persuasive that we cant stop reading. Does have the biggest preface ever.
April 18, 2019
How society/rulers can ruin something so simple as love.
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews