Mazurka for Two Dead Men
Author | : Camilo José Cela |
Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : 0811212777 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780811212779 |
Rating | : 4/5 (779 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mazurka for Two Dead Men written by Camilo José Cela and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1936, at the beginning of the war, 'Lionheart' Gamuzo is a abducted and killed. In 1939, when the war ends, his brother, Tanis Gamuzo avenges his death. For both these events, the blind accordion player Gaudencio plays the same mazurka. Set in a backward rural community in Galicia, Cela's creation is in many ways like a contrapuntal musical composition built with varying themes and moods. In alternately melancholy, humorous, lyrical or coarse tones, he portrays a reign of fools.