description: Un viejo alfarero, su hija y su yerno, tras una crisis en la industria artesanal, emprenden una nueva estrategia en sus ventas pues de ellas dependen para no ser absorbidos por la gran ciudad que crece desmedidamente cerca de su poblado ruacute;stico. simultaacute;neamente, marcial, el yerno, empleado como vigilante permanente del complejo comercial de la ciudad, es ascendido en su trabajo. tras el fracaso de su nueva empresa y la resistencia a cambiar de espacio, la familia debe trasladarse a la ciudad. los tres personajes se enfrentan con dificultades a la nueva situacioacute;n, a la confrontacioacute;n entre los espacios que habitan#58; el campo y la ciudad, pero se mantienen unidos y conservan su casa campestre. un suceso extraordinario desata la vigilancia estricta y corre un rumor sobre una misteriosa construccioacute;n dentro del centro comercial. cipriano algor, el viejo alfarero, aprovecha el turno de vigilancia de su yerno y descubre el gran secreto que lo conmueve hasta las laacute;grimas.pEnglish Translation#58; An old potter, his daughter and her son-in-law, after a crisis in the artisan industry, undertake a new strategy in their sales then of them depend not to be absorbed by the great city that grow excessive near its rustic town simultaneously, martial, the son-in-law, employee like permanent watchman of the commercial complex of the city, is promoted in their work after the failure of their new company and the resistance to change of space, the family must be transferred to the city the three personages face difficulties the new situation, to the confrontation between the spaces that live#58; the field and the city, but stay united and conserve theirrustic house. an extraordinary event unties the strict monitoring and runs a rumor on a mysterious construction within the commercial center cipriano algor, the old potter, takes advantage of the turn monitoring its son-in-law and discovers the great secret that affects it until the tears
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: La Caverna
titlecomplete: La Caverna
characters: Cipriano Algor
genres: Portugal, Nobel Prize, Philosophy, Dystopia, Literary Fiction, Novels, Portuguese Literature, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 14369
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
category: Shortlist
publisher: Suma de Letras Suma de Letras