by Narcís Oller i Moragas · Selecta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476670149
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«La papallona» is the naturalist novel by Narcís Oller i Moragas, published by Selecta in paperback (224 pages, in Catalan).
Originally published in 1882, this work is Narcís Oller's first full-length novel. The novel portrays Catalan society of its time and focuses on Barcelona's artisan class, with a naturalist outlook that marked the beginning of this movement in Catalonia. In 1885 it was translated into French with a preface by Émile Zola.
This edition belongs to the Biblioteca Selecta collection. Narcís Oller i Moragas (Valls, 1846 - Barcelona, 1930) is considered the founder of the modern Catalan novel.
For readers interested in nineteenth-century Catalan narrative and the origins of naturalism.
Narcís Oller i de Moragas was a Catalan lawyer and novelist who initially wrote in the traditions of literary realism and naturalism, later adapting his style to the Modernisme movement, the Catalan equivalent of Art Nouveau. Despite his stylistic evolution, he is considered one of the leading Catalan authors of the 19th century.
