Dos visiones del fenómeno anarquista en la novela barcelonesa: de Mariona Rebull a La verdad sobre el caso Savolta

Abstract

This paper aims to study the presence of anarchism as a historical and social phenomenon in the novels Mariona Rebull by Ignacio Agustí, published in 1944, and La verdad sobre el caso Savolta by Eduardo Mendoza, published in 1975. This paper offers a contrast between the two novels, observing their commonalities —the theme and location, mainly— and their points of opposition —narrative technique and description of social environments—. These differences also allow us to observe the diverse treatment of anarchist violence in the historical novel written under the Franco period, noting clear differences between the vision offered by Agustí, in the midst of the post-war period, and that of Mendoza, at the gates of the democratic transition.