by Fernán Caballero · Caralt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788421741702
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«La familia de Alvareda» is the novel of popular customs by Fernán Caballero, published by Caralt in paperback (220 pages, in Spanish).
A costumbrista novel set in rural 19th-century Andalusia, it narrates the life of a peasant family with proverbs, couplets and popular folklore. The plot takes place in Dos Hermanas (Seville) and is inspired by real events. The work conveys the romantic spirit of Fernán Caballero and her interest in simple characters and traditions.
This 1976 edition belongs to the Biblioteca Universal Caralt collection (no. 62, Clásicos series), edited by Fernando Huerta. The novel was originally published in 1856.
For readers of classic Spanish literature and Andalusian costumbrismo, as well as for those interested in the work of Fernán Caballero.
Fernán Caballero was the pseudonym of Spanish novelist Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl de Faber y Ruiz de Larrea. She was the daughter of German writer Johann Nikolaus Böhl von Faber and Spanish writer Frasquita Larrea. Her pen name was taken from the name of a village in the province of Ciudad Real.
