by Miguel de Unamuno · Alhambra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420511238
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San Manuel Bueno, mártir is a short novel by the Spanish writer and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, published in 1930. The story, narrated by Ángela Carballino, takes place in the town of Valverde de Lucerna, on the shores of Lake Sanabria. In this place, the parish priest Manuel Bueno is venerated by all, even in the school that Ángela attends. Through conversations with Don Manuel, Ángela discovers that the parish priest does not believe in life after death, showing a reluctance to believe in the Devil. The arrival of Ángela's brother, Lázaro, from America, triggers an attempt to convert him to Christianity, since he has lost faith. However, Manuel Bueno manages to turn Lázaro into his disciple, despite Lázaro's initial aversion to priests. The novel explores themes such as faith, doubt, religion, and the search for meaning in life.
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher and academic. His major philosophical essay was Tragic Sense of Life (1913), and his most famous novels were Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion (1917), a modern exploration of the Cain and Abel story, and Mist (1914), which The Literary Encyclopedia calls "the most acclaimed Spanish Modernist novel".
