tremendismo
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Tremendismo is a literary style that emerged in Spain after the Civil War (1936-1939). It is characterized by a harsh, sordid, and unsentimental realism, often tempered by expressionistic distortion. This style focuses on violence and psychological perception, depicting extreme situations and characters. A key work exemplifying tremendismo is Camilo Jos\u00e9 Cela's novel La familia de Pascual Duarte (1942). The movement was a reaction against the propagandistic self-glorification of the triumphant Falange party during the 1940s.1
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Camilo José Cela…the narrative style known as tremendismo, a tendency to emphasize violence and grotesque imagery.
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Spanish literatureThe novel…by expressionistic distortion) known as tremendismo. Continuing his literary experimentation, Cela attained greater technical heights in La colmena (1951; The Hive), portraying divided Madrid society during the harsh winter of 1941–42. By his death, in 2002, Cela—who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989—had published by his own count…
Read More…by expressionistic distortion) known as tremendismo. Continuing his literary experimentation, Cela attained greater technical heights in La colmena (1951; The Hive), portraying divided Madrid society during the harsh winter of 1941–42. By his death, in 2002, Cela—who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989—had published by his own count…
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