Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. His responsability in the death of the last one, gives the novel a tragic depth beyond its usual political reading. Sender in which he reflects on the spanish civil war and the part that each one of the social classes played. Information on requiem for a spanish peasant by ramon j. Jun 17, 2016 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. At the same time, the attitude of the priest, mosen millan, towards the peasants death. Mosen millan, the parish priest is preparing for the requiem mass which is to be held to celebrate the life of a young peasant, paco, killed one year earlier in 1937 during the spanish civil war. Sin embargo, sorprendio a sus antiguos admiradores por su anticomunismo y su. A sober novel that tells the story of the life of paco, a peasant who lives in a world of revenge and fear, a symbol of the experience of spanish people during the civil war. Ramon jose sender graces was born on 3rd february 1901. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It relates the thoughts and memories of mosen millan, a catholic parish priest, as he sits in the vestry of a church in a nameless aragonese village, preparing to conduct a requiem mass to celebrate the life of a young peasant.
He sits in the vestry, praying and recalling various stages in pacos life in which he was personally involved. He was a prolific writer, who published a vast quantity of novels, stories, plays, essays, poetry and articles throughout his life. The present text follows the first spanish edition published by destino, barcelona, 1974, which bears a few minor variants, mainly in paragraph structure. Sender and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. It relates the thoughts and memories of mosen millan, a catholic parish priest, as he sits in the vestry of a church in a nameless aragonese village, preparing to conduct a.
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