The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as Told by…
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"The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as Told by Himself" is a Spanish novella published anonymously in 1554. Young Lázaro serves a succession of masters—from a cunning blind beggar to various church officials—learning survival through wit and deception in a harsh world. This groundbreaking work founded the picaresque genre, presenting society through a rogue's eyes rather than noble heroes. Its vivid portrayal of poverty and biting satire of
religious hypocrisy led to its ban by the Spanish Inquisition, yet it influenced countless works from "Tom Jones" to "Huckleberry Finn." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Luna, Juan de, 1585?- |
| Translator | Rudder, Robert S. |
| Title | The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as Told by Himself |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarillo_de_Tormes |
| Credits | Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Spain -- Social conditions -- 16th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Picaresque literature, Spanish |
| Subject | Spanish fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 437 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Copyright | Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. |
| Downloads | 1109 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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