La Fontana de Oro

Name: La Fontana de Oro
Author: Benito Pérez Galdós
ISBN: 9781787363045

Author: Benito Pérez Galdós
Language: Spanish
Length: 408 pages
ISBN: 9781787363045
Published: 25 April 2021
Imprint: Sovereign

19th-century Madrid
Fontana de Oro
political intrigue
romantic entanglements
societal shifts
Spanish literature
historical fiction
diverse characters
cafe culture
love

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"La Fontana de Oro" by Benito Pérez Galdós unfolds in mid-19th century Madrid, portraying the intersecting lives of diverse characters at the iconic Fontana de Oro café. Amid political intrigue, romantic entanglements, and societal shifts, the novel provides a vivid tapestry of the era, exploring love, politics, and the pulse of a dynamic city in the throes of change.

Author

Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920) is the great realist of nineteenth-century Spain — a novelist often ranked with Dickens, Balzac, and Tolstoy, and second only to Cervantes in Spanish stature. Fortunata y Jacinta turned Madrid's streets, tenements, and drawing rooms into a complete human world; the Episodios Nacionales retold the nation's history as story rather than monument.

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Audiobook · Spanish · Sovereign9781802567670