by Pío Baroja · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788411483629
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La busca is the first novel in Pío Baroja's trilogy 'La lucha por la vida' (The Struggle for Life). This work narrates the arrival in Madrid of Manuel Alcázar from the rural environment, his various jobs, and his forays into the world of delinquency, mingling with characters from nightlife, rogues, and thugs, while fighting for a decent life. The novel offers a realistic and pessimistic view of the society of the time, exploring themes such as poverty, will, and the struggle for survival in a hostile urban environment.
Pío Baroja y Nessi was a Spanish writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of '98. He was a member of an illustrious family. His brother Ricardo was a painter, writer and engraver, and his nephew Julio Caro Baroja, son of his younger sister Carmen who was a goldsmith, was a well-known anthropologist.
