The presence of Classical Antiquity in the novels of Javier Cerc - Bog af Álvaro Ley - Paperback

The presence of Classical Antiquity in the novels of Javier Cerc - Álvaro Ley

Few Spanish authors of this century have been recognised essentially for one work. At first glance, only Javier Cercas with Soldados de Salamina (2001) and Fernando Aramburu with Patria (2016) have achieved this. Both deal with the theme of memory - or, at least, the past -, which implies a continuation of tastes on the part of the reading public in the two decades so far this century. My purpose in this essay is to elucidate a facet of Cercas's narrative, that of the inheritance he receives from..