For 10 points, identify this novel in which the title Spaniard writes his memoirs in prison while awaiting his execution, a work of Camilio José Cela.
An owl in a cypress tree is a recurring symbol of death in this novel, and in one scene, the protagonist cannot bring himself to leave his favorite stone, and shoots his dog. That character later tries to kill a mare which flung his wife, thus aborting her pregnancy, and another character gets his ears bitten off by a hog. The preface to this novel includes an excerpt of a will demanding the burning of the manuscript, which was found at Don Raimundo's pharmacy, while this work closes with a letter from a prison guard to the publisher. The retarded Mario drowns in a vat of oil, and the title character runs away to the port of La Corduña for two years after the death of his son. His wife Lola dies shortly after his return, which leads him to kill the pimp El Estirao, or "Stretch." For 10 points, identify this novel in which the title Spaniard writes his memoirs in prison while awaiting his execution, a work of Camilio José Cela.
An owl in a cypress tree is a recurring symbol of death in this novel, and in one scene, the protagonist cannot bring himself to leave his favorite stone, and shoots his dog.
The {Family} of {Pascual Duarte} or La {Familia} de {Pascual Duarte}