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Time of Silence

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Time of Silence
AuthorLuis Martín-Santos
Original titleTiempo de silencio
LanguageSpanish
PublisherSeix Barral
Publication date
1962
Publication placeSpain
Published in English
23 September 1964
Pages222

Time of Silence (Spanish: Tiempo de silencio) is a 1962 novel by the Spanish writer Luis Martín-Santos.[1][2]

Plot

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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

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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

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The novel was the basis for the 1986 film Tiempo de Silencio.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Time of Silence". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Ronald (1991). The Great Spanish Films: 1950–1990. London: Scarecrow Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-8108-2488-4.