by Washington Irving · LIBSA EDITORIAL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489715134
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«Cuentos de la Alhambra» is the collection of stories by Washington Irving, published by LIBSA EDITORIAL in paperback (256 pages, in Spanish).
The book brings together stories set in the Alhambra of Granada: legends, traditions and characters from the monument's history. Irving combines the description of the palace with evocative narratives that convey his fascination with the culture and past of the place, creating an atmosphere between the real and the fabulous.
1997 edition, Spanish translation of The Alhambra.
Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
