Rural space and landscape in the narrative of Miguel Delibes: the example of the novel The Disputed Vote of Mr. Cayo

This article highlights the presence of space and landscape in the narrative of Miguel Delibes. To this end, his novel The Disputed Vote of Mr. Cayo has been chosen. After a contextualization, the profile of Miguel Delibes is briefly reviewed, highlighting his linkage and that of his literary production with the landscape and society of Castile. Finally, the geographical dimension of this novel is broached, emphasizing the most outstanding elements and values of landscape organization and spatial characterization, as well as the diversity and richness of terminology by this Castilian writer.