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THE SWINDLER AND LAZARILLO DE TORMES
TWO SPANISH PICARESQUE NOVELS |
| By: |
Francisco de Quevedo, Michael Alpert (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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£8.02 |
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£2.97 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0140449000 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780140449006 |
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| Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
24 April, 2003 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Translated from: |
Spanish |
| Description: |
The heroes of the Spanish novels make their way through a seamy underworld populated by unsavoury beggars, corrupt priests, eccentrics, whores and criminals. Lazarillo de Tormes and Pablos the swindler are determined to attain the trappings of the gentleman, but have little time for the gentlemanly ideals of religion, justice, honour and nobility. |
| Synopsis: |
The unlikely heroes of the Spanish picaresque novels make their way - by whatever means they can - through a colourful and seamy underworld populated by unsavoury beggars, corrupt priests, eccentrics, whores and criminals. Both Lazarillo de Tormesand Pablos the swindler are determined to attain the trappings of the gentleman, but have little time for the gentlemanly ideals of religion, justice, honour and nobility. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Penguin Classics |
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Returnable |
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