by Anónimo · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467033403
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«Lazarillo de Tormes» is the 16th-century picaresque novel, of anonymous authorship, published by Austral in paperback (160 pages, in Spanish).
Lázaro, a town crier from Toledo, tells in the first person his life and adversities in the service of several masters. The story shows a 16th-century Spain dominated by deceit and appearances, with material and moral misery portrayed with humor and irony. The work is a classic of the picaresque novel and a precursor of the modern novel.
Edition by Víctor García de la Concha, with a preface by Gregorio Marañón. Volume 1 of the Austral Clásica collection, within its Narrativa series. This Spanish edition was released on April 6, 2010.
Recommended as prescribed reading for Spanish Language and Literature in upper secondary education in Catalonia; also for readers of classics and picaresque novels.
