Religious Motifs and Biblical Allusions in the Works of Ana Maria Matute

ALTHOUGH ANA MARIA MATUTE varies her subject matter and experiments with style in her novels, she remains consistent in the expression of a uniquely personal world; she herself has stated that it is the duty of the novelist to express his own concept of the world through his characters and works.' Those who have followed this author's career are constantly delighted by her inexhaustible originality of form, but it has become apparent that she has chosen a limited number of symbolic situations and types as the best means of conveying her message. Among the basic themes of paramount importance in her novelistic production, Eugenio de Nora has noted (1) loneliness or lack of communication, (2) a mixture of love and hatred between brothers, lovers or friends, and (3) the necessity of escaping from life.2 I would add to these the inno

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