by Juan Ramón Jiménez · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420634081
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«Platero y yo» is the Andalusian elegy in poetic prose by Juan Ramón Jiménez, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (160 pages, in Spanish).
It brings together 138 brief vignettes in which the narrator evokes his life in an Andalusian village with his donkey, Platero. Written in a lyrical prose that borders on verse, it turns everyday scenes into a poetic vision of childhood, nature and memory; since its publication it has been considered a classic of Spanish-language literature.
The book belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo - Literatura collection from Alianza Editorial (no. 5007). Juan Ramón Jiménez was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956.
Frequently read in schools and suitable for those approaching Juan Ramón Jiménez's poetic prose for the first time.
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistic purity". One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the concept of "pure poetry".
