"Entre visillos" ("Hinter den Vorhängen") (Premio Nadal 1957) porträtiert das Milieu, den Konservativismus und die Scheinheiligkeit in einer spanischen Kleinstadt Mitte des vergangenen Jahrhunderts.
'Between Net Curtains' (Premio Nadal 1957) portrays the atmosphere, conservatism and hypocrisy beneath the surface of a Spanish provincial city in the middle of the previous century.
"Entre voilages" (Prix Nadal 1957) montre l'ambiance de conservatisme et d'hypocrisie qui sous-tend une ville espagnole de province vers la moitié du siècle dernier.
The novel is set in Salamanca and paints a vivid portrait of what life was like for young women in Franco’s Spain in the 1950s. Martín Gaite creates a whole gallery of characters.
