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Pepita Jiménez
Juan Valera
Realism
1874
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Pepita Jiménez
Juan Valera
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The story
A seminarian writes his uncle increasingly less mystical letters about the village widow. Valera turns a crisis of vocation into elegant comedy.
About the author
Juan Valera (1824–1905), diplomat and novelist, wrote with light irony about faith, desire and rural Andalusia.
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