
by Armando Palacio Valdés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423902989

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The Joy of Captain Ribot is a novel by the Spanish writer Armando Palacio Valdés, published in 1890. The story narrates the experiences of Captain Ribot, a Valencian sailor full of vitality, who recounts in first person his encounter and falling in love with Catalina, a married woman. Despite his love, Ribot faces a moral dilemma due to Catalina's marriage and his friendship with her husband, Emilio, a fragile and naive man. The plot is complicated by the presence of Enrique Castell, a partner of Emilio without scruples who also intends to Catalina.

Armando Francisco Bonifacio Palacio y Rodríguez-Valdés was a Spanish novelist and critic.
