Antonio munoz molina was born in 1956 in jaen, spain. And so molinas 23rd book is a difficult read and perhaps not the. Chronotopical structure and the dismantling of historical myth. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Molinas compelling tale also evokes comparisons to don delillos historiographic metafiction, especially in libra 1988, which explores lee harvey oswald much in the manner that. Antonio mu oz molina is the author of more than a dozen novels, including in the night of time, sepharad, and a manuscript of ashes. Antonio munoz molina born 10 january 1956 is a spanish writer and, since 8 june 1995, a full member of the royal spanish academy. In the following quotation, for example, which describes madrid on the night of anthonys arrival, the windy, wintery. In her absence isbn 9781590512531 pdf epub antonio munoz. In the night of time is a sweeping, grand novel and an indelible portrait of a shattered society, written by one of spains most important contemporary novelists. The war of 193639 remains an unhealed wound, and molina sepharad, 2003, etc. Antonio munoz molinas novel is one of the most eloquent. Read in the night of time a novel by antonio munoz molina available from rakuten kobo.
Explore books by antonio munoz molina with our selection at. After marrying his wife is the writer elvira lindo he took a job in local government. In the night of time kindle edition by molina, antonio. Adolfo suarez pdf download manuel campo vidal agur a las armas. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ardor guerrero. This acclaimed book by antonio munoz molina is available at in several formats for your ereader. The content of the retail website is not controlled by the library. Antonio munoz molinas in the night of time is the story of a love affair between a successful, married, middleaged spanish architect and a young, beautiful, intelligent american woman. In the night of time kindle edition by molina, antonio munoz, grossman, edith. He does so from the point of view of an architect, ignacio abel, who has risen from the ranks of the. Antonio munoz molina s in the night of time is the story of a love affair between a successful, married, middleaged spanish architect and a young, beautiful, intelligent american woman. Antonio munoz molina books and biography waterstones.
Antonio munoz molina s in the night of time is a sweeping love story enveloped by the horrors of the spanish civil war in this monumental book, molina has described with brutal honesty the atrocities committed on both sides of the war. In the night of time by antonio munoz molina goodreads. It had the potential to be a great and original novel, but didnt live up to expectations, at least not mine. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app.
He studied journalism in madrid and then art history at the university of granada, where he lived between 1974 and 1991. In the night of time isbn 9781781254639 pdf epub edith. As we will see, the novels of mendoza and munoz molina are sensitive. There is, therefore, no determining point in space time from which the text can.
In the night of time ebook by antonio munoz molina. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards including spains national narrative prize. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Antonio munoz molinas in the night of time is the story of a love affair between a successful, married, middleaged spanish architect and a young, beautiful. A lauded spanish novel describes a love affair amid the turmoil of civil war. Spains sliced iberia into a series of mind states, intellectual positions and moral prerogatives that deposited a prismatic understanding of those traumatic events. Superb novel of the spanish civil war, ranking among the best of the many books written about that conflict. It begins with an unidentified narrator watching, or imagining, a man in a new york train. A hypnotic novel of the spanish civil war and one mans quest to escape it c. December 3, 20 creators antonio munoz molina author. In the night of time by antonio munoz molina overdrive.
The war is viewed much more directly, though with great literary sophistication, in antonio munoz molinas prodigious in the night of time, first. Molinas central character is stranded in time, in place, in politics and in love. A rich, panoramic portrait of spain on the brink of civil war, in the night of time details the passions and tragedies of a country tearing itself apart. Amazingly, at the time of writing, it is out of print in english. A novel by molina, antonio munoz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the night of time electronic resource ebook antonio munoz molina. It is an astonishingly gripping tale with a nervous intensity that propels the two characters into situations they did not expect. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading in the night of time. Clicking on the buy it now link will cause you to leave the library download platform website.
It is fitting that antonio munoz molina s latest, exhilarating novel, in the night of time, about a successful architect caught up in the twin upheavals of the spanish civil war and an. The year is 1936, the place a train heading to rhineburg, ny. In the night of time, by antonio munoz molina financial times. In this beautifully wrought novel set in francoera spain, a university student stumbles into. Antonio munoz molina, author, margaret sayers peden, translator, trans. After a brief period in madrid when he got caught up in an antifranco conspiracy, he studied art in granada. After studying at the university of granada, he began writing for newspapers and published his first novel. Antonio munoz molina was born in 1956 in the town of ubeda in jaen province, spain. This is a stylistically complex novel, with shifts of perspective and time, and gorgeously layered language, a book in which to lose oneself, like italo calvinos if on a winters night a traveler 1979.
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