by Baltasar Gracián y Morales · Trymar · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495758866
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El Discreto is a work by the Jesuit priest, orator, and professor of Humanities and Moral Theology, Baltasar Gracián y Morales. In this book, Gracián presents a vision of the world where the existence of heroes is no longer possible, but only of discreet and virtuous people. Through various genres, the author plays with irony and allegory, anticipating his magnum opus: El Criticón. This edition by Trymar, published in 2008, offers a profound reflection on the nature of success and prudence in life.
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit priest and Baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. He is best known for his book The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), but his novel El Criticón (1651-57) is considered his greatest work.
