by Santiago Rusiñol · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476670316
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«Auca del senyor Esteve» is the modernist novel by Santiago Rusiñol, published by Selecta-Catalonia in paperback (217 pages, in Catalan).
The novel follows Esteve, a shopkeeper in Barcelona's Ribera district who embodies the conservative bourgeoisie, and his clash with his son Ramonet, who wants to be an artist instead of inheriting the business. With a satirical tone, it portrays the customs and mindsets of the era, and the tension between material progress and artistic vocation.
Originally published in 1907, the work is divided into 27 chapters and three parts; each chapter corresponds to one of the 27 drawings by Ramon Casas.
A work aimed at readers of Catalan modernist classics and those wishing to approach the social critique of turn-of-the-century Barcelona.
Santiago Rusiñol i Prats was a Spanish painter, poet, journalist, collector and playwright. He was one of the leaders of the Catalan modernisme movement. He created more than a thousand paintings and wrote numerous works in Spanish and Catalan.
