Publisher's Synopsis
"As Europe was falling into the grip of Hitler and Mussolini in the early 1930s, Spain was ousting its monarchs and dictators and moving towards a period of democracy. This brief moment of progressive political and social change was Spain's Second Republic (1931-1936). During the Second Republic, a series of affordable and accessible works of fiction-proletariat novels-was published to introduce radical political ideas to the working class. This critical edition presents three notable proletariat novels, chosen not only because of what they can teach today's reader about Spain's political history, but also because they lay bare early 20th century notions of gender and sexuality. El confidente by Eduardo de Guzmán offers a traditionally masculine understanding of friendship and loyalty. +Dónde está Dios? by César Falcón reveals the plight of apolitical working-class women and working-class men committed to the proletarian cause. +Quo Vad
