by Washington Irving · Plutón Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415089179
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«Cuentos de la Alhambra» is a collection of stories by Washington Irving, published by Plutón Ediciones in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
Written from 1829 onwards, these stories turn the Alhambra and its surroundings —the Generalife, the Darro river, Santafé, the Genil plain and Sierra Nevada— into a setting for tales and legends that convey the mystery and magic of Granada's fortress palace. The work has been compared to One Thousand and One Nights for its evocative power.
Part of the Eterna Collection. This edition translates the original work 'Tales of the Alhambra' (1832) into Spanish.
Suitable for all audiences, it will appeal to readers of classics as well as travelers and those curious about Andalusian culture.
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.
