by Lucio Apuleyo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423973842
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«El asno de oro» is the novel by Lucio Apuleyo, published by Espasa Calpe in paperback (323 pages, in Spanish).
Lucio, a young Greek eager to learn magic, falls victim to a spell that turns him into a donkey. As a witness to the vices and absurdities of his era, he experiences adventures full of humour and irony until he regains his human form. The work includes the famous tale of Cupid and Psyche.
Classic of Latin literature from the 2nd century AD, part of the Austral Collection (no. 384). Edited and translated by Alfonso Cuatrecasas.
For readers of classical literature seeking a work of humour, magic and social criticism in the Roman world.
