by Benito Pérez Galdós · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420613642
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«El amigo Manso» is the novel by Benito Pérez Galdós, published by Alianza in paperback (312 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Máximo Manso, a professor of Krausist philosophy who tries to apply his ideals to real life. His routine changes when his brother arrives from Cuba and Irene appears, awakening new feelings in him. Galdós contrasts ideas and reality with irony against a hypocritical and materialistic Madrid society.
The novel was written between January and April 1882 and belongs to the cycle of «novelas españolas contemporáneas» by Benito Pérez Galdós.
For readers of classic Spanish literature and 19th-century realist fiction.
Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist and politician. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist.
