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The Carnivorous Lamb

Agustín Gómez Arcos,

Sharon G. Feldman (Introduction)

Start date: February 1, 2011

Finish date: March 31, 2011

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Sep 13, 2011 Dan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A farce set in Franco's Spain, The Carnivorous Lamb chronicles two decades in a ruined republican family and is organized around the love affair between Ignacio, the narrator, and Antonio, his brother. There's a fair amount of the religious ecstasy and the social absurdity that is often characteristic of Spanish literature, and, of course, there's the taboo eroticism of incest. This is a transgressive book for sure, but not for the obvious reasons. It's a fiery indictment of Franco and post-civi ...more

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Dec 04, 2010 Joseph Longo rated it really liked it

Bleak but involving. Beautifully and poetically written at times. Great insight into Franco's Spain, the Catholic Church, and how they worked together and the horrors they both caused. The incestuous relationship between the two bothers - and their relationships with their mother and father - was an interesting metaphor of what was happening in the country after the Spanish Civil War. This book conveys what it was like living under Franco repressive, dictatorial regime. ...more

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Apr 14, 2011 Scott rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Though this was a regional allegory, specific to Franco-Spanish tensions, I was absorbed in this book. A true literary read, this novel depicts the steamy love (not just lust) between two brothers amidst their republican society and family. I can see how this novel was a cult classic in its publication.

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