by Narcís Oller i Moragas · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429717211
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«L'escanyapobres» is the realist novel by Narcís Oller i Moragas, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (112 pages, in Catalan).
Set in a rural Catalan society undergoing industrialization, the novel follows Oleguer, a rich and miserly man, and portrays poverty, greed and the struggle to survive. Through realistic characters and situations, Narcís Oller offers a social critique of the underprivileged classes and the boundless ambition of the era.
Work originally published in 1884. This edition is part of the El Garbell collection (number 5) and includes an introductory study by Alan Yates.
For readers interested in the realist novel and in nineteenth-century Catalan literature.
Narcís Oller i de Moragas was a Catalan lawyer and novelist who initially wrote in the traditions of literary realism and naturalism, later adapting his style to the Modernisme movement, the Catalan equivalent of Art Nouveau. Despite his stylistic evolution, he is considered one of the leading Catalan authors of the 19th century.
