Banned for many years by the Franco regime, Cela's masterpiece presents a panoramic view of the degradation and suffering of the lower-middle class in post-Civil War Spain. Readers are introduced to over a hundred characters through a series of interlocking vignettes, transforming this book from a social document into a towering work of inventive fiction. Filled with violence, hunger, and compassion, The Hive captures the ambitions and constraints of life under a dictatorship.
- ISBN10 0374171556
- ISBN13 9780374171551
- Publish Date 1 May 1990
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Noonday Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 249
- Language English