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Ana María Matute
“Matute's extensive body of work is without doubt, one of the richest in contemporary Spanish literature.” —Mario Vargas Llosa ▪ CENTENARY OF AUTHOR'S BIRTH ▪ WINNER OF CERVANTES PRIZE 2010 ▪ MEMBER OF ROYAL SPANISH ACADEMY
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El saltamontes verde / Caballito Loco The Green Grasshopper / Crazy Pony Ana María Matute (text) ▪ Eva Sánchez (illustration) Two stories in which difference and innocence propel its characters forward. In “The Green Grasshopper”, Yungo, a mute orphan, lives alone and isolated until one day he both look at and is looked by a small creature in danger, and thus begins the search for his voice. In “Crazy Pony”, the unwavering hope of finding a friend leads our protagonist to discover the truth regarding the human spirit and to recognize something that others cannot see.
Difference / Loss / Loneliness / Compassion / Childhood and postwar Spain / Society inequality
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