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Fortunata and Jacinta
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- Book Synopsis
- Galdos's four-part Fortunata and Jacinta (1886-7), the masterpiece among his almost 80 novels, tells the turbulent story of two women, their husbands and their lovers, set against the intricate web of dynastic alliances and class contrasts of Madrid in the 1870s.
- About The Author
- Benito Perez Galdos (1843-1920) Novelist and playwright, born in Las Palmas, Canary Is, Spain. Regarded as Spain's greatest novelist after Cervantes, his 46 short Episodios nacionales (National Episodes) give a vivid picture of 19th-c Spain from the viewpoint of the people. Some of his longer novels have been translated, including Doña Perfecta (1876, trans 1886). His plays, many of them based on his novels, have also been successful.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780140433050
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics, (05 September 1988)
- Number of Pages
- 848
- Weight
- 610 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 135 x 50 mm
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