Unamuno: Abel Sanchez

First published in 1917, Abel S獺nchez in generally considered Spanish novelist Unamuno's (1864-1936) most intense and disturbing work. It narrates the relationship between childhood friends through three generations, a relationship that moves inexorably in the shadow of Cain and Abel. Macklin (Spanish, U. of Strathclyde) presents an English translation facing pages of the original Spanish. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)