by Miguel de Unamuno · ESPASA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423972630
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«Amor y pedagogía» is the satirical novel by Miguel de Unamuno, published by Espasa-Calpe in paperback (208 pages, in Spanish).
The novel ridicules attempts to turn education and love into scientific disciplines. The protagonist, Avito Carrascal, tries to raise his son as a genius through positivist theories, but life prevails with chance, imagination and affections, leading to a bitter ending that questions progress and reason.
Originally published in 1902, this edition belongs to the Austral Collection (no. 263), edited by Anna Caballé.
For readers of Spanish classics, especially those who value satire and Unamuno's critical view of science and education.
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".
