Time of Silence
| Author | Luis Martín-Santos |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tiempo de silencio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Seix Barral |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | Spain |
Published in English | 23 September 1964 |
| Pages | 222 |
Time of Silence (Spanish: Tiempo de silencio) is a 1962 novel by the Spanish writer Luis Martín-Santos.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]The novel is about the medical student Pedro, who studies cancer in mice, and his interactions with people in Madrid. An assistant wants to sell the mice illegally. Pedro's lower-class landlady tries to marry off her granddaughter. Pedro has an intellectual friend who achieves very little. Pedro becomes ensnared in a deadly drama when he performs an abortion on a girl who ends up dead. The girl's boyfriend then murders Pedro's fiancee.[3]
Reception
[edit]Kirkus Reviews wrote that the novel suffers from too much intellectualism, but that the depiction of Madrid gives it "a degree of power".[3]
Adaptation
[edit]The novel was the basis for the 1986 film Tiempo de Silencio.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Pérez-Magallón, Jesús (1994). "El Proyecto Acosado: El Fracaso En 'Tiempo de Silencio' de Luis Martín-Santos". Revista Hispánica Moderna (in Spanish). 47 (1): 134–145. JSTOR 30203379.
- ^ Saludes, Esperanza G. (1982). "Presencia de Ortega y Gasset en la novela 'Tiempo de silencio' de Luis Martín-Santos". Hispanic Journal (in Spanish). 3 (2): 91–103. JSTOR 44362715.
- ^ a b "Time of Silence". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Schwartz, Ronald (1991). The Great Spanish Films: 1950–1990. London: Scarecrow Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-8108-2488-4.