A propósito de Judíos, moros y cristianos: el género 'relato de viajes' en Camilo José Cela

Abstract

The characteristic features of the "travel narratives" are being studied in light of the work Judíos, moros y cristianos, keeping in mind, above all, some considerations concerning narratology about time and voice. Thus, the perfect synchrony between the time of the story and that of the narrative, simultaneous narrative and the natural rhythm of the "scene", would act like unmistakable traces of the genre in which predominate "descriptive scenes", dialogues, inserted stories and exquisite care for the sake of the lexicon. It wonders in this article why Camilo José Cela's "travel narratives" imply a sustantive contribution in the entirety of his work, which it is illustrated with examples extracted from the reference work, an important book within the genre and paid little attention to by the critics, perhaps owing to the shadow projected by Viaje a la Alcarria. Cela stands out in the use of the above-mentioned resources on top of even predecessors of the Generation of 1898, so illustrious in the cultivation of this genre, like Unamuno or Azorín.