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Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
AuthorBooks · Second hand1833-1891
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza was a nineteenth-century Spanish novelist, known best for his novel El sombrero de tres picos (1874), an adaptation of popular traditions which provides a description of village life in Alarcón's native region of Andalusia. It was the basis for Hugo Wolf's opera Der Corregidor (1897); for Riccardo Zandonai's opera La farsa amorosa (1933); and Manuel de Falla's ballet The Three-Cornered Hat (1919).
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Birth
1833
Death
1891
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Born in Guadix, he was a key figure in the transition from Romanticism to Spanish literary realism.
His most famous work, The Three-Cornered Hat, is an essential reference in Spanish narrative.
In addition to being a writer, he had an intense career as a journalist, politician, and diplomat.
His prolific career left a legacy of 194 works spanning various literary genres.
He was a versatile author who excelled in novels, poetry, and theater.