This book provides detailed textual analysis of six important Spanish novelists whose works were written since the Spanish Civil War.

Introduction; 1. The historical uses of myth; 2. Myth and Nationalist Spain; 3. Fiction as mask Tiempo de silencio; 4. Fiction as echo: Volverás a Región; 5. Fiction as corruption: Si te dicen que caí; 6. Fiction as release: San Camilo, 1936, Reivindicación del conde don Julián, La saga/fuga de J.B; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.