"La Gorda" is one of the most famous novels of the famous Spanish writer Vicente Blasco-Ibáñez. In this book, the author tells the story of a group of people who go to the beautiful mountains of Spain to escape an epidemic. They look for shelters and ways to survive, but later it turns out that danger awaits them not only in the form of disease. During the journey, the heroes face the brutality and ruthlessness of nature, their own fears and contradictions among themselves. "La Gorda" is an exciting novel about survival, masterfully written by Vicente Blasco-Ibáñez, which will capture the reader from the first pages and will not let him go until the last.