The Curriculum Vitae Of Aurora Ortiz - Softcover

Solana, Almudena

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843430967 ISBN 13: 9781843430964

Publisher: Harvill Press, 2005

Synopsis

This is the story of Aurora Ortiz, who lives in Madrid, and who, at the age of only thirty, has been widowed and needs to find a job. Although she is in no position to choose, she would ideally like to work as a caretaker in a quiet block of flats where she would just watch life pass by. Auroras aspirations are simple and few, and with the help of her neighbour and friend Fany, who lends her a computer, she composes what she considers a suitable curriculum vitae and proceeds to tramp the streets of the city in search of work. With her vitality and freshness, her innocence, her unconventional intelligence and her relative lack of commercial ambition, Aurora Ortiz is a new type of heroine, one whose ethos and view of the world run contrary to most contemporary trends, she is a character who might have emerged from one of Pedro Almodovars films. The means by which she comes to terms with the burden and pressures of modern life will strike chords with many of her own European generation.

About this title

Review:

"a whimsical, off beat paen to small village human values in the face of big city bureaucracy" (Guardian)

"Almudena Solana is one of the most talented young voices within the Spanish literary scene in Spain. Her recent book, the CV of Aurora Ortiz, is a delighful story full of optimism and courage." (Miriam González Durantez)

From the Publisher:

A new voice in Spanish literature: contemporary, fresh, humorous and light, yet irresistible in its charm. Your emotional attachment to the heroine grows with every page you read.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvill Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1843430967
• ISBN 13: 9781843430964
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160