by Narcís Oller i Moragas · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429741414
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«L'Escanyapobres» is the realist novel by Catalan writer Narcís Oller i Moragas, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (112 pages, in Catalan).
The story is set in a rural environment in the midst of industrialization and revolves around Oleguer, a rich and miserly character whose practice of usury conditions the life of the community. The novel portrays the social and economic tensions of 19th-century Catalonia, with a realist style and a critical view of greed.
This 1996 edition belongs to the El Cangur collection and includes an introductory study by Alan Yates. The work was originally published in 1884.
Recommended for readers interested in Catalan literature and 19th-century realist novels.
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.
