The hive
By: by Camilo José Cela ; translated by J.M. Cohen and Arturo Barea.
Contributors: Cohen, J. M. 1903-; Barea, Arturo, 1897-1957.
Edition: 1st Dalkey Archive ed.
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: [Normal, IL]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Work titles: Colmena.
Description: "Banned for many years by the Franco regime, Cela's masterpiece presents a panoramic view of the degradation and suffering of the lower-middle class in post-Civil War Spain. Readers are introduced to over a hundred characters through a series of interlocking vignettes, transforming this book from a social document into a towering work of inventive fiction. Filled with violence, hunger, and compassion, The Hive captures the ambitions and constraints of life under a dictatorship."--BOOK JACKET.