Antonio munoz molina primary author only author division. In the night of time kindle edition by molina, antonio. One was his own, in the 1980s, researching the novel that would make a name for him, winter in lisbon. Superb novel of the spanish civil war, ranking among the best of the many books written about that conflict. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the night of time isbn 9781781254639 pdf epub edith. Molinas central character is stranded in time, in place, in politics and in love. Pdf multiperspectivism in the novels of the spanish civil war.
Antonio munoz molina born 10 january 1956 is a spanish writer and, since 8 june 1995. In the night of time by antonio munoz molina goodreads. After marrying his wife is the writer elvira lindo he took a job in local government. Like a fading shadow by antonio munoz molina overdrive. But in the latest of his novels to appear in english, in the night of time beautifully translated by edith grossman, munoz molina is interested not in times flow but in its rupture. Molinas compelling tale also evokes comparisons to don delillos historiographic metafiction, especially in libra 1988, which. Antonio munoz molina is currently considered a single author. Pdf since the turn of the millennium, spanish society has been. He does so from the point of view of an architect, ignacio abel, who has risen from the ranks of the working poor, his bricklayer father scorning and pitying him for. In her absence isbn 9781590512531 pdf epub antonio munoz. Apr 07, 2016 a revolutionary guardsman deems ignacio abel, the protagonist of antonio munoz molinas in the night of time, a gentleman with a union card. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you.
After a brief period in madrid when he got caught up in an antifranco conspiracy, he. The war of 193639 remains an unhealed wound, and molina sepharad, 2003, etc. Antonio munoz molina books and biography waterstones. The character of abels mistress, the freespirited new yorker judith biely, isnt. Antonio munoz molina, author, margaret sayers peden, translator, trans. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Antonio munoz molina was born on january 10, 1956 in ubeda, jaen, andalucia, spain. Antonio munoz molinas in the night of time is the story of a love affair between a successful, married, middleaged spanish architect and a young, beautiful, intelligent american woman. He was leading a fragmented double or even triple life. Antonio munoz molina s in the night of time is a sweeping love story enveloped by the horrors of the spanish civil warin this monumental book, molina has described with brutal honesty the atrocities committed on both sides of the war. It is fitting that antonio munoz molina s latest, exhilarating novel, in the night of time, about a successful architect caught up in the twin upheavals of the spanish civil war and an. Explore books by antonio munoz molina with our selection at.
The desperate answer that antonio munoz molina proposes in this short, circular novella is a model of literary strategy and style, a splendid homage to flaubert. Antonio munoz molina born 10 january 1956 is a spanish writer and, since 8 june 1995, a full member of the royal spanish academy. Jul 18, 2017 spanish author munoz molinas in the night of time, 2016, etc. Antonio munoz molina s in the night of time is the story of a love affair between a successful, married, middleaged spanish architect and a young, beautiful, intelligent american woman. It is an astonishingly gripping tale with a nervous intensity that propels the two characters into situations they did not expect.
Spanish architect ignacio abel arrives at penn station, the final stop on his journey from wartorn madrid, where. Antonio munoz molinas novel is one of the most eloquent monuments to the spanish civil war ever to be raised in fiction. In the night of time kindle edition by molina, antonio munoz, grossman, edith. Munoz molina was born in the town of ubeda in jaen province. In his books, the small town of magina is clearly based on ubeda. Closely following rays path but intertwining it with munoz molinas own writing process, the book delicately oscillates between an authors quest for truth and a criminals search for safety.
In the night of time, by antonio munoz molina financial times. When the book was first published, to great acclaim, in spain in 2009, some critics. Antonio munoz molina books list of books by author antonio. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading in the night of time. Apr 24, 2015 it is fitting that antonio munoz molinas latest, exhilarating novel, in the night of time, about a successful architect caught up in the twin upheavals of the spanish civil war and an. Antonio munoz molinas novella, in her absence, is a supreme example of this technique. See all books authored by antonio munoz molina, including sepharad, and in the night of time, and more on.
Chronotopical structure and the dismantling of historical myth. Jan 18, 2009 riddle, sham, requiem, detective story antonio munoz molinas novel a manuscript of ashes is one nasty revenge tale, bound to trip up readers as mercilessly as it flogs its characters. Antonio munoz molina is the author of more than a dozen novels, including in the night of time also published by tuskar rock, sepharad, and a manuscript of ashes. He studied history of art at the university of granada and journalism in madrid. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read plenilunio. The mystery of the storywhether marios wife, blanca, has been replaced by someone identicalseems farfetched and simultaneously believable. Pdf on apr 1, 2008, cinta ramblado and others published the. Antonio munoz molina author nacio en ubeda jaen en 1956. In the night of time electronic resource ebook antonio munoz molina. The only concession to tension in the construction of the book is the early. Novel written by antonio munoz molina mixing jazz and intrigue as a tribute to american black films.
The award was conferred on molina sunday evening at the opening of. Isbn 9788432224157 in his ambitious new book, the spanish writer antonio munoz molina recounts two brief visits to lisbon. Sep 03, 20 ardor guerrero ebook written by antonio munoz molina. This acclaimed book by antonio munoz molina is available at in several formats for your ereader. After a brief period in madrid when he got caught up in an antifranco conspiracy, he studied art in granada. The unnamed narrator, a sort of shadow himself, first went to lisbon in 1987, at the age of thirty. Sefarad by antonio munoz molina nook book ebook barnes.
Spanish writer antonio munoz molina told a small group of journalists that the jerusalem prize is good enough for me. Compared in scope and importance to war and peace, munoz molinas masterpiece is the great epic of the spanish civil war written by one of spains most important contemporary novelists. One was his own, in the 1980s, researching the novel. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Spains antonio munoz molina is the kind of european writer the wider world tends to hear about only after hes awarded a nobel. Antonio munoz molina is the author of more than a dozen novels, including in the night of time, sepharad, and a manuscript of ashes. In 20 he received the prince of asturias award for literature. Jul 10, 2014 how strange it must seem to historians, sociologists, and philosophers that, after all that has happened in the world, the small matter of love, in all its minuscule twists and turns, continues to preoccupy novelists more than, say, the breaking of nations or the fate of the earth.
In the night of time by antonio munoz molina nook book. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including spains national narrative prize, the planeta prize. The mystery of the storywhether marios wife, blanca, has been replaced by someone identicalseems farfetched. Jul 18, 2017 this is a stylistically complex novel, with shifts of perspective and time, and gorgeously layered language, a book in which to lose oneself, like italo calvinos if on a winters night a traveler 1979. Lust and loss in madrid by colm toibin the new york. He is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including. The other was that of james earl ray, twenty years earlier, on the run having killed martin luther king jr. Munoz molina in the labyrinthic construction of the plot. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ardor guerrero. Spains sliced iberia into a series of mind states, intellectual positions and moral prerogatives that deposited a prismatic understanding of those traumatic events. Editions of in the night of time by antonio munoz molina. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. It begins with an unidentified narrator watching, or imagining, a man in a new york train.
Spanish architect ignacio abel arrives at penn station, the final stop on his journey from wartorn madrid, where he has left behind his wife and children, abandoning them to uncertainty. This is a stylistically complex novel, with shifts of perspective and time, and gorgeously layered language, a book in which to lose oneself, like italo calvinos if on a winters night a traveler. Jerusalem prize good enough for me, says molina the. In the night of time by antonio munoz molina, edith grossman. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous.
In contrast, judith is a freespirited reader of galdos, henry james and john dos passos. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. A novel by molina, antonio munoz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dec 24, 20 in the night of time by antonio munoz molina. Books by antonio munoz molina antonio munoz molina average rating 3. Antonio munoz molina s novel is one of the most eloquent monuments to the spanish civil war ever to be raised in fiction.
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