Calila: The Later Novels of Carmen Martín Gaite

explores the last six novels by Spain´s most honored contemporary woman writer. Its scholarship is enriched by the voice of Calila herself—as Brown called Martín Gaite, who was a dear friend—as they conversed and exchanged letters during the composition of the novels. The book opens with an introduction to Martín Gaite´s life and literature and ends with a consideration of her legacy. Each central chapter analyzes a later novel in its historical, biographical, and critical contexts. From the young adult fantasy to the post-Transition epistolary masterpiece the Transition-era saga the Proustian reminiscence the narrative tapestry and the memoir of family secrets these fascinating novels evoke themes that resonate today.