Tales from the Italian and Spanish : Pepita Jimenez and Marta and Maria

Juan Valera y Alcala-Galiano (1824-1905), was a Spanish realist author, writer and political figure, best known for Pepita Jimenez which depicts a young seminarian's gradual of the empty vanity of his vocation, culminating in a shattering denouement. Armando Palacio Valdes (1853-1938) was a Spanish novelist and critic. His Marta y Maria portrays of the struggle between religious vocation and earthly passion, somewhat in the manner of Valera.

• | Author: Juan Valera, Armando Palacio Vadels
• | Publisher: Wildside Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2024
• | Number of Pages: 392 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1434431703
• | ISBN-13: 9781434431707