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Misericordia

Author
Benito Pérez Galdós
Read by
Valentin Marquez
Language
Spanish
Length
8 hours 17 minutes
ISBN
9781802567625
Published
8 April 2021
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Madrid
  • Charitable Work
  • Poverty
  • Societal Inequalities
  • Compassion
  • Resilience
  • Higher Purpose
  • Diverse Characters
  • Spanish Society
  • Transformative Power

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Description

Misericordia tells the story of Benina, an elderly, impoverished maid whose quiet life of charity and faith unfolds in the impoverished streets of 19th-century Madrid. Despite her own destitution, she selflessly aids the fallen noblewoman Doña Paca and others in need, guided by deep Catholic compassion and resilience. When a mysterious benefactor offers sudden fortune, Benina faces moral trials that test her humility and virtue. Galdós masterfully blends realism and spiritual introspection, portraying social inequality, religious devotion, and the dignity of the marginalized. A profound meditation on mercy, suffering, and redemption, Misericordia stands as one of Galdós’ most moving and humanistic novels.

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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