Juan Marse
Spanish author who chronicled the lives of working-class Barcelonans under the Franco dictatorship with unflinching realism. Si te dicen que cai (The Fallen) is a landmark of Spanish postwar fiction.
Works
- Si te dicen que caiSpanish novel about postwar Barcelona's criminal underworld and social marginalization
- The Fallen
- Ultimas tardes con TeresaSpanish novel of class conflict and romantic obsession in Barcelona's high society
- La oscura historia de la prima Montse
- El amante bilingüeSpanish novel exploring identity and bilingualism through a protagonist of dual heritage