One of the fundamental milestones in Ramón del Valle-Inclán´s life, and the trigger for part of his international recognition was his participation as an intellectual and war journalist in the I World War, invited by the French government. He travelled from Madrid in April 27^th, 1916 and stayed in France for two months. During this time, he visited the war front, and had the chance to have a close experience of the war chaos, pain and trauma. This was the origin for two or his less well-known texts: Un Día de Guerra (Visión estelar) –A Day of War (A Stellar Vision)– and La Media Noche. Visión estelar de un momento de guerra –The Midnight. A Stellar Vision of a Moment of War-, published shortly after his return to Spain.

Now, this lifetime experience and the texts emerged from it are recovered through a multi-format book published by the Cátedra Valle-Inclán of the University of Santiago de Compostela, authored by prof. Margarita Santos Zas (USC) and prof. Bénédicte Vauthier (University of Berna).

The book offers a critical edition of both works plus a facsimile reproduction of their publication in the press, and a DVD with the author´s manuscript working papers.

For more info, please visit: USC Editora.