La isla y los demonios

La isla y los demonios / The Island and the Demons

Novel , 1952

Destino

Pages: 368

Carmen Laforet's second novel, published in 1952, is set on the island of Gran Canaria and tells the story of young Marta Camino, her dreams, and her relationships, all against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War. Two powerful forces drive the narrative: the beautifully rendered landscape of Gran Canaria and the complex web of human passions and miseries, the "demons." At the same time, nostalgia for Madrid, brought to the island by mainlanders, gradually seeps into the story until it is embodied in Marta herself. Driven by her desire to escape family oppression, she begins to feel the pull of that unknown land—the call of the big city.