Periodic yet unsuccessful attempts have been made to introduce Delibes to Anglophone readers.

FORBES: An Inquisitive Novel

Delibes' account of the Salcedo's vertical integration of the rabbit-coat industry--How many writers can boast of sustaining interest in a subject like that?

FORBES: Magazine Article

Though little known in the U.S., Delibes is a member of Spain's Royal Academy and a winner, along with Vargas Lllosa, Cabrera Infante and Alvaro Mutis, of the Cervantes Prize.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Ultimately, the doctrinal issues that motivate many of the characters in the book are less important to Delibes than the unequal struggle between an established church and a repressed minority.

FORBES: An Inquisitive Novel