Spanish novelista of post-Civil War period who, with his first and most popular novel, 'La familia de Pascual Duarte' (1942) established the narrative style known as tremendismo, a tendency to emphasize violence and grotesque imagery. His literary production -primarily novels, short narratives, and travel diaries- is characterized more by sketches, details and verbal innovations than by plot or character development. Cela's acute powers of observation and skill in colourful description are a ...[Read Story]
Colmena, La
(1982)
"Reglas del juego, Las"
(1977)
Impromptu Balear
(1971)