See all books authored by antonio munoz molina, including sepharad, and in the night of time, and more on. Molina s central character is stranded in time, in place, in politics and in love. L ike a fading shadow, taking its title from psalm 102. A manuscript of ashes ebook by antonio munoz molina. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it.
The war of 193639 remains an unhealed wound, and molina sepharad, 2003, etc. And yet 2009 was still a relatively good year, when people could still afford some distraction. He does so from the point of view of an architect, ignacio abel, who has risen from the ranks of the. In the night of time kindle edition by molina, antonio. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ardor guerrero. Closely following rays path but intertwining it with munoz molinas own writing process, the book delicately oscillates between an authors quest for truth and a criminals search for safety. Jul 18, 2017 this is a stylistically complex novel, with shifts of perspective and time, and gorgeously layered language, a book in which to lose oneself, like italo calvinos if on a winters night a traveler 1979. Compared in scope and importance to war and peace, munoz molinas masterpiece is the great epic of the spanish civil war written by one of spains most important contemporary novelists. Lust and loss in madrid by colm toibin the new york.
In the night of time kindle edition by molina, antonio munoz, grossman, edith. Buy in the night of time by antonio munoz molina, edith grossman from amazons. Spains antonio munoz molina is the kind of european writer the wider world tends to hear about only after hes awarded a nobel. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading in the night of time. In the night of time by antonio munoz molina, translated by edith grossman hmh. Antonio munoz molina was born in 1956 in jaen, spain. Antonio munoz molina books list of books by author antonio. Please click button to get antonio munoz molina book now. This is a stylistically complex novel, with shifts of perspective and time, and gorgeously layered language, a book in which to lose oneself, like italo calvinos if on a winters night a traveler 1979. Read a manuscript of ashes a novel by antonio munoz molina available. In the night of time abounds with cityscapes, landscapes, architectural details, telltale portents. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the widget.
Editions of in the night of time by antonio munoz molina. A rich, panoramic portrait of spain on the brink of civil war, in the night of time details the passions and tragedies of a country tearing itself apart. A novel kindle edition by molina, antonio munoz, grossman, edith. In 20 he received the prince of asturias award for literature. In her absence isbn 9781590512531 pdf epub antonio munoz. Antonio munoz molina primary author only author division.
Apr 29, 2008 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. In the night of time, by antonio munoz molina financial times. Superb novel of the spanish civil war, ranking among the best of the many books written about that conflict. One was his own, in the 1980s, researching the novel that would make a name for him, winter in lisbon. Amazingly, at the time of writing, it is out of print in english. Spanish author munoz molinas in the night of time, 2016, etc. Apr 02, 2015 a rich, panoramic portrait of spain on the brink of civil war, in the night of time details the passions and tragedies of a country tearing itself apart. Antonio munoz molinas novel is one of the most eloquent monuments to the spanish civil war. Antonio munoz molina s in the night of time is a sweeping love story enveloped by the horrors of the spanish civil warin this monumental book, molina has described with brutal honesty the atrocities committed on both sides of the war. Winter in lisbon by antonio munoz molina 19990728 antonio munoz molina on. Chronotopical structure and the dismantling of historical myth. It is at once the story of james earl rays short, miserable stay in lisbon while fleeing law enforcement and an. Molinas compelling tale also evokes comparisons to don delillos historiographic metafiction, especially in libra 1988, which.
Apr 24, 2015 it is fitting that antonio munoz molinas latest, exhilarating novel, in the night of time, about a successful architect caught up in the twin upheavals of the spanish civil war and an. Right in front of me, on a crowded subway train, a woman is reading marcel proust. Antonio munoz molina is the author of more than a dozen novels, including in the night of time, sepharad, and a manuscript of ashes. The war is viewed much more directly, though with great literary sophistication, in antonio munoz molinas prodigious in the night of time, first published in. Antonio munoz molina born 10 january 1956 is a spanish writer and, since 8 june 1995. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. But in the latest of his novels to appear in english, in the night of time beautifully translated by edith grossman, munoz molina is interested not in times flow but in its rupture. Antonio munoz molina is a spanish writer and, since 8 june 1995, a full member of the royal spanish academy.
In the night of time by antonio munoz molina nook book. In his books, the small town of magina is clearly based on ubeda. In the night of time by antonio munoz molina goodreads. After studying at the university of granada, he began writing for newspapers and published his first novel. Molinas central character is stranded in time, in place, in politics and in love. After marrying his wife is the writer elvira lindo he took a job in local government. The desperate answer that antonio munoz molina proposes in this short, circular novella is a model of literary strategy and style, a splendid homage to flaubert. Antonio munoz molina born 10 january 1956 is a spanish writer and, since 8 june 1995, a full member of the royal spanish academy. Read a manuscript of ashes a novel by antonio munoz molina available from rakuten kobo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read plenilunio.
After a brief period in madrid when he got caught up in an antifranco conspiracy, he studied art in granada. Molinas compelling tale also evokes comparisons to don delillos historiographic metafiction, especially in libra 1988, which explores lee harvey oswald. It begins with an unidentified narrator watching, or imagining, a man in a new york train. I have never seen her before, and most likely i will never see her again after one or the other of us gets off the train. In this beautifully wrought novel set in francoera spain. Antonio munoz molina is currently considered a single author. Encuentro con antonio munoz molina meeting featuring. It is an astonishingly gripping tale with a nervous intensity that propels the two characters into situations they did not expect. In the night of time by antonio munoz molina, edith grossman. Jan 02, 2014 in the night of time by antonio munoz molina, translated by edith grossman hmh. Antonio munoz molina s in the night of time is the story of a love affair between a successful, married, middleaged spanish architect and a young, beautiful, intelligent american woman. By virtue of his vocation, the spanish author antonio munoz molina relies on narrative.
Engaged to manuel, she was shot in the attic of the house on her wedding night. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including spains national narrative prize, the planeta prize. But in the latest of his novels to appear in english, in the night of time beautifully translated by edith grossman, munoz molina is interested not in time s flow but in its rupture. Antonio munoz molinas latest beautifully wrought novel, a manuscript of ashes, is set in francoera spain and tells the story of a young university student, minaya, who retreats to his uncle manuels mansion in the countryside to write a thesis on a. Antonio munoz molina, author, margaret sayers peden, translator, trans. In the night of time and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Like a fading shadow by antonio munoz molina world.
Celebrated spanish novelist antonio munoz molinas new novel, like a fading shadow, is a detailed work with multiple narrative threads woven together with the authors reflections on the nature of literature. Antonio munoz molinas in the night of time is the story of a love affair between a successful, married, middleaged spanish architect and a young, beautiful. Pdf postmodern quest and the role of distance in antonio. Like a fading shadow by antonio munoz molina, camilo a. In the night of time isbn 9781781254639 pdf epub edith. Sep 03, 20 ardor guerrero ebook written by antonio munoz molina. The other was that of james earl ray, twenty years earlier, on the run having killed martin luther king jr. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Antonio munoz molina s latest beautifully wrought novel, a manuscript of ashes, is set in francoera spain and tells the story of a young university student, minaya, who retreats to his uncle manuels mansion in the countryside to write a thesis on a neglected poet the old man once knew. Antonio munoz molina was born on january 10, 1956 in ubeda, jaen, andalucia, spain. The polish rider complex novel by antonio munoz molina which attempts to recreate the memory of the andalusian village of magina through a series of interconnected stories. Antonio munoz molinas in the night of time is the story of a love affair between a successful, married, middleaged spanish architect and a young, beautiful, intelligent american woman.
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