Maribel and the strange family (book) Mihura, Miguel

Synopsis

For Miguel Mihura, humor is a position towards life, and the object of humor is existence itself, the consideration of being as absurd. With the use of this humor, Mihura intends to show the falsity and hypocrisy of some social norms and customs, and serves to unmask the most conventional society. In " Maribel and the strange family " Mihura investigates the couple's conflict. Everything revolves around the misunderstanding, the ambiguity and the supposition, engines of the author's humour. The entanglement, lies and false appearances give way to a fun comedy of intrigue.