El Buscón

Synopsis of El Buscón

«El Buscón» is the picaresque novel by Francisco de Quevedo, published by Club Internacional del Libro in hardcover, with 192 pages, in Spanish.

Picaresque novel that follows the misfortunes of Pablos, a boy of humble origin who tries to rise socially through deceit and wit. The story, full of comic episodes and grotesque characters, offers a satirical look at the hypocrisy and ambitions of seventeenth-century Spanish society.

Spanish-language edition from 1983, part of the Grandes Genios de la Literatura Universal collection. The original text was published in 1626.

For readers interested in the classics of Spanish literature and the picaresque novel of the Golden Age.