Marianela

by Benito Perez Galdos

Overview

Publicada en 1878, Marianela es una novela por la que Benito Pérez Galdós (1843-1920) mostró siempre una especial predilección. El relato —en el que se hallan ya las grandes dicotomías de la obra galdosiana posterior: realidad frente a imaginación, progreso frente a ignorancia, caridad frente a justicia social— extrae buena parte de su fuerza dramática de la figura conmovedora de su protagonista, que, enamorada del ciego Pablo Penáguilas, prefiere morir antes de que éste, una vez recuperada la vista, pueda contemplar su fealdad

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161351147
Publisher:	El Desván Libros
Publication date:	04/21/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	313 KB
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain.

Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 novels, 46 Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes), 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and galdosistas (Galdós researchers) considered him Spain's equal to Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. As recently as 1950, few of his works were available translated to English, although he has slowly become popular in the Anglophone world.