This essay will look at three short stories by three different contemporary Spanish female writers, "La buena hija" by Almudena Grandes, "Una historia de amor como otra qualquiera" by Lucía Etxebarria and "Loco con cuchillo" by Espido Freire. The essay will investigate their common theme of the relationship between mother and daughter, mainly from a feministic point of view, as well as the special situation in Spain after the end of the Civil War in 1939. The essay also intends to place the writers into their literary context and investigate the way Spanish feminist writing has developed since 1945.

Este estudio tiene como objetivo investigar cómo los roles de género y la sexualidad están representados en la novela Beatriz y los cuerpos celestes escrito por Lucía Etxebarria (1998) y cómo los conceptos se relacionan con lo normativo. El método usado es el análisis crítico de discurso. La base teórica viene de los estudios queer y consta de teoría acerca de la heteronormatividad, los roles de género y la estereotipación. La novela estudiada trata de Beatriz, una persona queer de Madrid y sus pensamientos acerca de ante todo la identidad y la sexualidad. En la novela la protagonista experimenta relaciones lesbianas tal como con un hombre. Aun así, los resultados demuestran que la obra todavía presenta lo binario de los roles de género y la heterosexualidad como la norma, aunque trata de un personaje queer. / The aim of this study is to investigate how gender roles and sexuality are represented in the novel Beatriz y los cuerpo celestes written by Lucía Etxebarria (1998) and how these representations are related to the normative. The method used is the critical discourse analysis. The essay is based on queer theory concerning heteronormativity, gender roles and stereotypes. The novel investigated is about Beatriz, a queer person from Madrid, and her thoughts on identity and sexuality. In the novel the protagonist have relationships with women as well as with a man. Even though the protagonist of the novel is a queer person  the results of the study show that the novel still present binary gender roles and heterosexuality as the norm.