Adelina Gurrea and the Construction of Spanish Literature During Franco's Dictatorship

• Main Author: Álvarez-Tardío, Beatriz
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: corpus linguistics; digital humanities; Hispanic-Philippine literature; Spanish women writers; Nadal prize for literature.
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss37/18; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1889/viewcontent/KK_2037_2C_202021_2018_20Forum_20Kritika_20on_20Spanish_20Literature_20on_20the_20Philippines_20__20Tard_C3_ADo.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article focuses on the literary reception of Adelina Gurrea in Spain. The backdrop is the Spanish critical discourse on literature between 1943 and 1954. Gurrea’s book Cuentos de Juana was published in Spain at the end of 1943. The following year, Carmen Laforet won the Nadal prize with her cel...