Journey to the Alcarria: Travels Through the Spanish Countryside (Winner of the Nobel Prize)

by Camilo José Cela and Camilo Jos

Book Overview

Awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature, Camilo Jos eacute; Cela has long been recognized as one of the preeminent Spanish writers of the twentieth century. Journey to the Alcarria is the best... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871133792
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

How a true human being travelled through Spain

Light and airy in style, filled with memorable scenes and characters, an engaging narrator, and plenty of information about daily life in backroads Spain 50 years ago. I see why this author deserved a Nobel prize. However, skip the introduction, a heavy handed piece of academic existentialist skulduggery that almost persuaded me not to read the book.

An easy trip through the countryside

I needed a short, easy book to read while on my vacation with my sister. She happened to have this book along and lent it to me. I found myself travelling through the countryside of Spain with Camilo Cela and loving it. He included just enough information to let us share his experience without drowning us in too much detail. I'll never have his exact memories but I felt like I could recognize the places and feelings if I ever get to go there. I recommend this as an enjoyable, easy read.