by Lucio Apuleyo · ALIANZA/BOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420602967
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«El asno de oro» is the fantasy novel by Lucio Apuleyo, published by Alianza/Bolsillo in paperback (335 pages, in Spanish).
The novel narrates the adventures of Lucio, a curious young man who, after drinking a magic potion, turns into a donkey and travels the Roman world as a witness to deceptions, thefts, and grotesque episodes. It alternates picaresque adventure with inserted tales, such as the famous «Cupido y Psique», and uses the protagonist's sarcastic gaze to satirize the society of his time.
Edition from the El libro de bolsillo collection of Alianza Editorial, in Spanish, reproducing the translation by Diego López de Cortegana with a prologue by Carlos García Gual. The work is also known as «Las Metamorfosis».
For readers of classical literature and satire who want to discover a key Latin work in the origin of the picaresque novel and Western narrative.
