by Pío Baroja · Ediciones Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437626949
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Mala hierba is the second novel in Pío Baroja's trilogy 'La lucha por la vida' (The Struggle for Life). This Cátedra edition, edited by Juan María Marín Martínez, narrates the life of Manuel, the protagonist, during his youth in Madrid. After a brief period as a printer, Manuel returns to the world of vagrants and crime, showcasing the city's underworld, from the poor neighborhoods to the gambling circles and powerful figures.
Pío Baroja y Nessi was a Spanish writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of '98. He was a member of an illustrious family. His brother Ricardo was a painter, writer and engraver, and his nephew Julio Caro Baroja, son of his younger sister Carmen who was a goldsmith, was a well-known anthropologist.
