TRISTES ARMAS / Sad Weapons
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Autor:
Marina Mayoral
Country:
Spain (ES)
Book Theme:
Contemporary writers of your country
Publisher:
Anaya Infantil y Juvenil
Publishing Year:
2001
Marina Mayoral (Mondoñedo, Lugo, 1942) is a Spanish writer, philologist, and professor. She holds a PhD in Romance Philology and was a professor of Spanish Literature at the Complutense University of Madrid. Her literary work includes fiction, essays, and literary criticism, marked by a deep sensitivity to themes such as identity, memory, love, and the female condition. She has published short stories and novels such as Chamando á terra, Tristes armas, Recóndita armonÃa, and Querida amiga. Mayoral has also researched the works of RosalÃa de Castro and Emilia Pardo Bazán, to whom she dedicated numerous studies. Recipient of several literary awards, her writing combines elegant and thoughtful prose with a critical view of society and the role of women in literature and life.
National Award for Children’s and Young People’s
Abstract
Set against the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, Tristes armas follows Miguel and Carmiña, two Republican fighters who make the painful decision to send their daughters, HarmonÃa and Rosa, away to Russia to shield them from the violence engulfing their homeland. Separated from their family and country, the girls must struggle to adapt to a new land, torn between longing and survival. Their story becomes a poignant representation of the sorrow and loss engendered by war, exploring themes of exile, identity, familial bonds, and the enduring emotional scars left by conflict.
