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In La trampa, Ana Maria Matute explores ties that bind family, society and culture. Through her compelling use of a powerful feminine first-person narrative, Matute highlights the experience of women during the tumultuous years of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Matute delicately weaves a feminist subtext into the larger context of Spain's difficulties in dealing with gender, class and cultural distinctions. She draws from her own experiences to paint a literary picture of the conflict show more between two groups: the people she calls the merchants - who deny the vitality of life - and the soldiers - who believe in tolerance. In this third novel of the famous trilogy, The Merchants, Matute examines the lasting effects of social upheaval, discrimination and lives trapped in conflict. show lessTags
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Ana Maria Matute was born on July 26, 1925. She studied at the international school of Hilversum in the Netherlands. She was regarded as one of Spain's greatest post-Civil War writers. Her works include Los Abel (The Abels), Los Soldados Lloran de Noche (Soldiers Cry By Night), La Trampa (The Trap), and Family Demons. She also wrote books for show more children and young adults including Los Ninos Tontos (The Stupid Children) and El Verdadero Final de La Bella Durmiente (The True Story of Sleeping Beauty). She received numerous awards including Spain's National Literature Award for Children's and Young People's Literature in 1984, Spain's National Literature Award in 2007, and the Cervantes Prize in 2010. She died of a heart attack on June 25, 2014 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Suspense & Thriller
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- 863.64 — Literature & rhetoric Spanish Literature Spanish fiction 20th Century 1945-2000
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- PQ6623 .A89 .T65 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures Spanish literature Individual authors, 1868-1960
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