Camilo José Cela Conde is a Spanish writer and professor of Philosophy of Law, Ethics and Policy at the University of the Balearic Islands. His work often delves into ethical dilemmas and societal questions, drawing from a profound understanding of human nature. As an author, he stands out for his sharp analytical style and his ability to pose probing questions about the nature of law and morality in the contemporary world. His writing is marked by both academic rigor and creative imagination, offering readers a stimulating intellectual journey.
In "Smiley's People," John Le Carre explores the tension between collective aspirations and individual survival, echoing a long-standing human quest to understand conduct. The text discusses the rise of biology in explaining social behavior, while philosophers argue that societal influences are paramount, reflecting on historical theories from Marx to Darwin.
Novela cuya acción se sitúa en una isla del Mediterráneo en la postguerra española, COMO BESTIA QUE DUERME gira en torno a la relación que mantienen en el intervalo veraniego una pareja de niños al borde de la adolescencia, Arturo y su primo José Manuel, enredados en una madeja de sentimientos en la que se mezclan amor y odio, angustia y esperanza, amistad y traición, vida y muerte. Contra el fondo que conforman el paisaje de la isla y el mundo de los pescadores y el mar que CAMILO JOSÉ CELA CONDE recrea con maestría y eleva casi al rango de personajes, los lentos días de ese estío darán oportunidad al descubrimiento de la crueldad del mundo de los adultos, que, como los monstruos que velan en las aguas abismales de la vida y de la memoria, aguarda sin prisa el momento justo para revelarse.
Mazurka for Two Dead Men, the culmination of Camilo José Cela's literary art, opens in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War: Lionheart Gamuzo is savagely murdered. In 1939, as the war ends, his brother avenges his death. For both deaths, the blind accordion player Gaudencio plays the same mazurka. Set in backward rural Galicia, Cela's excellent novel portrays a reign of fools, and works like contrapuntal music, its themes calling and responding, alternately brutal, melancholy, funny, lyrical, and coarse.