Article: From 'The Dark Shore.' (fiction) (excerpt)(The Literature of Democratic Spain: 1975-1992)

Marzan lived in a large old house near the "Plaza Mayor." A black cat with shiny hair and yellow eyes scrutinized me from a corner while the uniformed servant, who had opened the door and upon finding out my purpose for the visit, went silently, leaving me in the foyer. Above a writing desk, a large dock, adorned with two large angels grasping the wool of a goat, gave off a hastened tick-tock. The sound of whispers and soft footsteps preceded Marzan's entrance. He was a tall man, with dark hair and a large mustache which stuck out like a briar patch. His eyes were light, and he would change his expression with a grimace that would never reveal if it were in laughter or in ...

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