This book, published anonymously in Spain in 1554, is considered by many to be the first picaresque novel. It provided a literary model for Cervantes' Don Quixote and describes the ingenious ruses employed by a boy from Salamanca to outwit a succession of disreputable masters.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Spain
R-Lo recommends "the anonymous Lazarillo de Tormes, an outstanding alternate choice for Spain."
This book, published anonymously in Spain in 1554, is considered by many to be the first picaresque novel. It provided a literary model for Cervantes' Don Quixote and describes the ingenious ruses employed by a boy from Salamanca to outwit a succession of disreputable masters.
This book, published anonymously in Spain in 1554, is considered by many to be the first picaresque novel. It provided a literary model for Cervantes' Don Quixote and describes the ingenious ruses employed by a boy from Salamanca to outwit a succession of disreputable masters.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Spain
Jill said, "I have some suggestions ... (4) The Shadow of the Wind (Zafon) - Spain. I'll probably think of more, but I feel these represent their counties - at best or worst."
Barcelona, 1945 — A great world city lies shrouded in secrets after the war, and a 10-year-old boy mourning the loss of his mother finds solace in his love for an extraordinary book called The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax's other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author's identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.
And now WE have The Shadow of the Wind, but this one is by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Thanks, Jill.
Barcelona, 1945 — A great world city lies shrouded in secrets after the war, and a 10-year-old boy mourning the loss of his mother finds solace in his love for an extraordinary book called The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax's other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author's identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.And now WE have The Shadow of the Wind, but this one is by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Thanks, Jill.
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