by Narcís Oller · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429761047
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«L'escanyapobres» is the novel by Narcís Oller, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (192 pages, in Catalan).
The narrative takes place in a rural setting that is beginning to industrialize. The protagonist, Oleguer, is a rich and miserly man whose attitude conditions his relationships. The work reflects the contrast between the traditional agrarian world and the social changes of nineteenth-century Catalonia.
The novel was originally published in 1884. This edition is part of the Educació 62 collection and has been prepared by Toni Sala.
It will interest those studying nineteenth-century Catalan narrative and readers wanting a brief introduction to the realism of Narcís Oller.
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.
