La vida del lazarillo de Tormes

Synopsis of La vida del lazarillo de Tormes

«La vida del Lazarillo de Tormes» is the anonymous 16th-century picaresque novel, in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).

The novel narrates in the first person the life of Lázaro, a boy of humble origin born by the Tormes who, after becoming an orphan, serves several masters to survive. With irony and a critical eye, the story portrays a society of beggars, uncharitable clergymen and hidalgos obsessed with honor.

This novel is considered the first picaresque novel. Volume 6 of the Castalia Didáctica collection, with edition, introduction and study guidance by Antonio Rey Hazas.

For literature students and readers approaching the picaresque novel for the first time.