by Washington Irving · Bruguera. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788402083180
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«Cuentos de la Alhambra» is the collection of stories by Washington Irving published by Bruguera in hardcover, with 412 pages in Spanish.
Washington Irving wrote these stories after living in Granada during his time as embassy attaché in Spain. The work alternates descriptions of the Alhambra with legends and tales inspired by local tradition, in which history and fantasy intermingle in the palaces, towers and gardens of the monumental complex.
1981 edition, number 39 of the Club Joven Bruguera collection. Translation by Fernando Serrano Valverde and illustrations by Raúl Capitani. Work originally published in 1832 as Tales of the Alhambra.
Suitable for young readers and for those seeking a classic set in Granada, with legends and history.
Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
