
El libro de la caza menor / The Book of Small Game Hunting
Non-fiction , 1964
Planeta
Pages: 280
In this hunting book, illustrated with photos by Francisco Ontañón, Delibes runs through the different species which make up what is known as ‘small game hunting’, exploring aspects such as their habitat, customs and traditional and licit hunting practices. The protagonists of this book are then quails, partridges, rabbits, hares, doves, pigeons, ducks, foxes, bustards, woodcocks and grouse. Furthermore, of course, it’s the hunter’s first and last days of the season which begin and end the book in chronicles the writer narrates with his customary sense of humour.