by Anónimo · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467033403
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«Lazarillo de Tormes» is the 16th-century picaresque novel, of anonymous authorship, published by Austral in paperback (160 pages, in Spanish).
Lázaro, a town crier from Toledo, tells in the first person his life and adversities in the service of several masters. The story shows a 16th-century Spain dominated by deceit and appearances, with material and moral misery portrayed with humour and irony. The work is a classic of the picaresque novel and a precursor of the modern novel.
Edition by Víctor García de la Concha, with a preface by Gregorio Marañón. Volume 1 of the Austral Clásica collection, within its Narrativa series. This Spanish edition was released on 6 April 2010.
Recommended as prescribed reading for Spanish Language and Literature in upper secondary education in Catalonia; also for readers of classics and picaresque novels.
