Soldiers Cry by Night
By Spanish writer Ana María MatuteTranslated by Robert Nugent and María José de la Cámara
ISBN: 0-935480-69-2
Price: $16.00
Pages: 160
Soldiers Cry by Night is the second volume of the award-winning trilogy, The Merchants, which takes place during the Spanish Civil War. The two main characters, Manuel and Marta, are forced to accept the end of their childhood, and come to terms with the allegiances and betrayals of the harsh adult world. During the Fascist attack on Barcelona, the two young people are forced to choose sides, and their decisions will forever change their lives.
Ana María Matute is the most prominent woman writer of 20th century Spain. Her novels and short stories have won many prestigious literary awards including the Premio Nacional de Literatura, Premio Nadal, Premio de la Crítica and Premio Café de Gijón.
"This translation by a pair of academic Hispanists, one of whom has translated several volumes of poetry, is long overdue"
--Library Journal
"Readers...will be richly rewarded with an important and fascinating work."
--Kirkus Reviews