Artists' Café

Author's name: Camilo Jose Cela Publisher: Mamdouh Adwan for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2024 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: "In this short novel, we meet a crowd of people from different backgrounds, some are poets who drink milk coffee to inspire them. Some are painters whose artistic schools are distinguished by tall stature and large bodies; others are actors who go to the café at dawn, clearing their throats before speaking; and women with strong arms claiming to write stories and poetry; and a rural boy who came to invade the capital, no one knows with what weapon, and a half-fallen widow. But Camilo Jose Cela gathers them all despite their differences and discord, placing them in one context, like a musical composer who blends contrasting melodies to become a harmonious tune. The novel is not devoid of humor and sarcasm that range between sweetness and bitterness. Only Cela is capable of this style of writing."