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Camilo José Cela (1916–2002)

Author of The Hive

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Camilo José Cela was born on May 11, 1916 in Iria Flavia, Spain. He attended the University of Madrid before and after the Spanish Civil War, during which he served with Franco's army. His first novel, La Familia de Pascual Duarte (The Family of Pascual Duarte), was published in 1942. He primarily show more wrote novels, short narratives, and travel diaries. His works include Journey to the Alcarria, The Hive, and Mrs. Caldwell Speaks to Her Son. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989. He died on January 17, 2002. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Camilo José Cela

The Hive (1951) 1,614 copies
The Family of Pascual Duarte (1942) 1,507 copies
Mazurka for Two Dead Men (1983) 482 copies
La cruz de San Andrés (1994) 128 copies
Boxwood (1999) 112 copies
Christ versus Arizona (1988) 109 copies
Pabellón de reposo (1944) 101 copies
Nuevo viaje a la Alcarria (1987) 77 copies
Oficio de tinieblas 5 (1973) 67 copies
El gallego y su cuadrilla (1949) 47 copies
Rol de cornudos (1901) 39 copies
Viaje al Pirineo de Lérida (1965) 37 copies
De windmolen (1956) 37 copies
La catira (1901) 33 copies
Een elftal voetbalverhalen (1963) 32 copies
El asesinato del perdedor (1994) 29 copies
Del Miño al Bidasoa (1974) 28 copies
Garito de hospicianos (1901) 27 copies
Diccionario secreto (1975) 25 copies
Barcelona (1970) 20 copies
La rosa (1980) 20 copies
Tobogán de hambrientos (1987) 15 copies
Nuevas escenas matritenses (1965) 14 copies
Primer Viaje Andaluz (1961) 14 copies
Diccionario secreto, 2 (1989) 13 copies
Viaje a U.S.A. (1987) 12 copies
Cajón de sastre (1901) 10 copies
Esas nubes que pasan (1976) 9 copies
Obra completa (1978) 9 copies
A la pata de palo (1987) 8 copies
El espejo y otros cuentos (1981) 7 copies
Historias familiares (1998) 7 copies
CELA: OBRAS COMPLETAS 3 (1989) 7 copies
El asno de Buridán (1901) 6 copies
AVILA (1955) 6 copies
Desde el palomar de Hita (1991) 6 copies
Ari Kovani (2016) 5 copies
Cuaderno del Guadarrama (1983) 5 copies
Vuelta de hoja (1981) 4 copies
Madrid (1967) 4 copies
Café de artistas (1953) 4 copies
A vueltas con España (1973) 3 copies
Camilo José Cela,1989 (1992) 3 copies
El color de la mañana (1996) 3 copies
Obras completas. Tomo 37 (1990) 2 copies
El solitario 2 copies
El camaleón soltero (1992) 2 copies
La Bandada De Palomas (1987) 2 copies
A bote pronto (1994) 2 copies
Maria Sabina (2005) 1 copy
Memorias (2021) 1 copy
Madrid ; Barcelona (2017) 1 copy
Alfabeto fantástico (1994) 1 copy
Paginas escogidas (1991) 1 copy
Mallorca (1985) 1 copy
La romeria 1 copy

Associated Works

Spanish Stories = Cuentos Españoles (1960) — Contributor — 391 copies
Great Spanish Stories (1956) — Contributor — 43 copies
Los mejores relatos españoles del siglo XX : antología (1998) — Contributor — 20 copies
New World Writing: Fourth Mentor Selection (1953) — Contributor — 12 copies
La colmena 10 copies
Meesters der Spaanse vertelkunst (1952) — Author — 7 copies
Even op verhaal komen — Contributor — 1 copy

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Viaje a la Alcarria
Camilo José Cela
Publicado: 1946 | 126 páginas
Crónica Viajes
Serie: Áncora & Delfín #101 /sl6aQAUlz_G4

El famoso relato de Camilo José Cela, es una obra consagrada de la literatura española que, dentro de una aparente simplicidad, encierra una gran sabiduría formal. La sencillez de Viaje a la Alcarria es resultado de un difícil ejercicio de depuración formal y su amenidad es el acceso a un mundo de gran hondura lírica. La pureza de empleo del idioma, lo ha convertido en libro de texto en muchas universidades extranjeras y no sólo ha servido para el estudio del idioma castellano sino también de la fisonomía de la España rural de la posguerra.La narración en tercera persona diferencia a este texto del tono tradicional de los relatos de viajes, en que siempre habla el protagonista.Una indagación que pretenda no dejar desperdicio, encontrará que el Viaje a la Alcarria es una novela de aventuras. Al menos, rastreará en sus páginas lo dos elementos más característicos de ellas: el exotismo y el riesgo. Nada más singular que el escenario primitivo por donde transcurre el relato y en donde el viajero encuentra las situaciones más comprometidas. Pasa hambre en el camino, duerme al raso, desciende con peligro de deslomarse por el barranco de Trascastillo en Durón, es atacado en Tendilla por perros y gansos, sube a Casasana por vericuetos ásperos, en la senda por las Tetas de Viana encuentra los vestigios de un crimen, sufre prisión en Budia, le echan de Pareja a las voces de «Usted coge su morral y se va. ¡Como hay Dios…!» Nuestro aventurero también irá registrando con su corazón el hallazgo de mozas, criadas y señoritas que aparecen en su camino por la Alcarria.… (more)
 
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libreriarofer | 18 other reviews | Feb 18, 2024 |
La colmena
Camilo José Cela
Publicado: 1951 | 187 páginas
Novela Realista

El estraperlo, los rencores, la tuberculosis y el hambre, maltrataban a la población española de posguerra. La colmena, con más de doscientos personajes empeñados en seguir adelante, refleja la dolorosa cotidianidad de la sociedad madrileña de la época. Inauguró un tono realista y desgarrador en la narración, del que el autor se convirtió en su primer defensor. En 1951, para escapar de la censura, se publicó en Argentina y supuso una ruptura con la novela del momento.… (more)
 
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libreriarofer | 45 other reviews | Dec 20, 2023 |
Reason read: 1001 botm August 2023, TIOLI #10
translated by J. M. Cohen
This book is a work of literature by Camilo Jose Cela, written in 1950. It is an experimental novel but readable. It is also a realistic novel. It is set in Madrid, 1943 following the civil war and deals with poverty and unhappiness. There are over 300 characters and they're lives are connected in various ways. It consists of six chapters and an epilogue and many short episodes that focuses on particular characters.The title The Hive is a description how all these individuals work together to achieve something more than the individual. The time period covers three days in 1943. The newspapers tell us the date and what is occurring in the world (The Tehran conference of world leaders; Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. The story though broken up into these fragments is also not told in chronological order. There is a plot, but it is not a big part of this story and the ending is vague. The sense of dread builds through the chapters. The kicking out of the penniless man out of Rosa's cafe, the death of the lady in Chapter 2, the various characters with their pains and loneliness and then the conclusion and what is to be done?
Characters: are sketched out, some more than others. Female characters often have become prostitutes to help their families. Some are widows with pensions, some like Rosa have their business. Some have even said the Madrid is the main character with all these various characters giving definition to Madrid. This is an interesting idea and fits well as we are given many street addresses throughout the town.
"is a powerful piece of documentary realism portraying the poverty, moral degradation, and hypocrisy of the society of the time. All social layers are present, from the well-to-do man looking for forbidden pleasures to the beggar desperately searching for a place to spend the night." https://literariness.org/2022/10/12/analysis-of-camilo-jose-celas-the-hive/.

Some lines that I liked;
pg 55 "the aim of wars to reduce the number of people who can their necessary jobs in comfort."
pg 82. "I won't hear of a Labor contract."
pg 171 "one cannot smoke a scented, delightful cigarette."
"resort of old people who come there to feed on sunshine like lizards" (Isn't that a great line). His prose is often very beautiful to read. It is notable to have little or no plot and there are events with really no resolutions; a death of a woman, a suicide, and why is Marco being sought by who? But as real life, how often do we really know the truths about those who live their lives around us?
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Kristelh | 45 other reviews | Aug 4, 2023 |
Hermoso libro. Lastima que el último capítulo no estuviera al nivel del resto.
De haberlo estado, le hubiese dado cinco estrellas
 
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gomezborbon | 18 other reviews | Jul 27, 2022 |

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