Blind Sunflower Flowers - Alberto Mendes | Novel

A novel containing four chapters and four defeats for different characters. The novel illuminates in a dazzling way a dark phase of Spain's history, with its horrors and atrocities, where it exposes the baseness of some and the nobility of others morally. The events and details intertwine in the novel to present us with a picture of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship era in its human dimensions and its impact on individual destinies. Memory and pain are considered central themes in the novel, which is characterized at times by simple details, and at other times by deep and intense emotions, and its bitter struggle with its past and experiences. Despite the gloomy atmosphere dominating the novel, there is a noticeable celebration of creativity and creators, through characters including a poet, a translator, and an artist. "Blind Sunflower Flowers" is considered one of the classic Spanish novels that gained the admiration and interest of critics. It also received great attention and won several awards.