Return to Región (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Juan Benet
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Antistory
- Time of Work: The 1920’s to the 1960’s
- Setting: Región, Spain
- Genres: Long fiction, Antistory
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Memory, Twentieth century, Communication, Individuality, Emotions, Fear, Time, Spain or Spanish people, Isolation, Reason or reasoning
- Locales: Spain, Región, Spain
Characters Discussed
Aurelio Rumbal (oh-REE-lyoh rewm-BAHL), or Rombal, or Rubal, or Robal, a revolutionary who has been to America and has come back to Región. He is a teacher in a high school, an intellectual who, with his wife, prepares the intellectuals of Región for a confrontation with conservative forces. The multiple names by which he is known provide a clue to the nature of all the characters: The author is giving a blurred picture of men and women seen through the veil of memory.
The Intruder, a newcomer to Región. He appears with a golden coin; he is...
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