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Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute

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La trampa

La trampa / The Trap

Novel , 1969

Austral

Pages: 256

Literary Fiction Spanish Civil War

"In her powerful novel, The Trap, Ana Maria Matute explores the 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 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." –Midwest Book Review

"Matute has the same rhapsodic power as Javier Cercas, Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Almudena Grandes." Robinson – la Repubblica

"With writing akin to poetry, Matute takes us into a story that feels like a lethargic dream, full of mists and curtains of smoke. With an almost unbelievable skill, her language transforms into a voracious reading of the mind. And the reader is captivated." La Lettura – Corriere della Sera

Novel

Demonios familiares, 2014
Paraíso inhabitado, 2008
Aranmanoth, 2000
Olvidado Rey Gudú, 1996
La torre vigía, 1971
Los soldados lloran de noche, 1969
La trampa, 1969
El río, 1963
El arrepentido, 1961
Primera memoria, 1959
Los hijos muertos, 1958
Luciérnagas, 1955
Pequeño teatro, 1954
Fiesta al Noroeste, 1952
Los Abel, 1948

Short stories and novellas

La puerta de la luna. Cuentos completos, 2012
Cuentos de infancia, 2002
Algunos muchachos, 1968
El tiempo, 1963
Historias de la Artámila, 1961
La virgen de Antioquía y otros relatos, 1961
Tres y un sueño, 1961
Los niños tontos, 1956

Illustrated Book

El río (Ilustrado), 2019

Journalistic Work

A la mitad del camino, 1961

Books for children and young readers

En el bosque, 2018
Todos mis cuentos, 2011
El verdadero final de la Bella Durmiente, 1995
Sólo un pie descalzo, 1983
El aprendiz, 1972
Carnavalito, 1972
El polizón del Ulises, 1964
El saltamontes verde, 1961
Caballito loco, 1961
Paulina, 1960
El país de la pizarra, 1956

Anthology / Selection

Los mercaderes, 2017
El árbol de oro y otros relatos, 1991
Selecciones Selecciones,

Other genres

Libro de juegos para los niños de los otros, 1961