Qué me quieres, amor?

Spanish literature in Reclams Red Series: this is the Spanish original text - unabridged and unedited with word explanations at the bottom of each page, an afterword, and literary references. Manuel Rivas is the most internationally renowned Galician writer, with "¿Qué me quieres, amor?" being his most famous collection of stories. One of them is "La lengua de las mariposas" ("The Language of Butterflies," also adapted into a film in 1999). It encapsulates the essential elements of Manuel Rivas' world: a story from the everyday life of a little boy in Galicia during the summer of 1936. While first-grader Pardal finds a friend in his almost grandfatherly teacher and both eagerly observe the lives of forest animals, the political conflict in Spain intensifies. When the Civil War breaks out in Galicia, it shatters this wonderful friendship.