by Mariano José de Larra · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467021585
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«Artículos de costumbres» is Mariano José de Larra's essay on customs, published by Austral in paperback (528 pages, in Spanish).
The volume brings together journalistic texts written by Larra in 19th-century Spain. With irony and agile prose, the author examines society's customs, its contradictions, and the clash between tradition and modernity, without renouncing personal reflection.
Volume 1 of the Austral Classics collection. The edition includes a reading guide by Luis F. Díaz Larios, professor at the University of Barcelona and specialist in Romantic literature.
For students and readers of Spanish literature interested in Larra's critical prose and costumbrismo.
Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th-century Spanish society, and focused on both the politics and customs of his time.
