by Washington Irving · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420639048
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«Cuentos de la Alhambra» is a collection of tales and sketches by Washington Irving, published by Alianza in paperback (376 pages, in Spanish).
Washington Irving, a romantic and cosmopolitan traveler, wrote this classic after settling in Granada, where he resided and gained access to the Alhambra palace. The work interweaves Moorish and Christian traditions in tales and sketches that recreate the past of the Nasrid kingdom and reflect the Spain the author observed during his stay.
This edition is part of the El Libro de Bolsillo - Literatura collection, with a translation by Ricardo Villa-Real. The work was originally published in 1832 under the title Tales of the Alhambra.
For readers of nineteenth-century classics and travel narratives, as well as those interested in the legends and history of Granada.
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.
