by Juan Ramón Jiménez · Editorial EDAF · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788471669797
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«Platero y yo» is the lyrical prose work by Juan Ramón Jiménez, published by Editorial EDAF in paperback (112 pages, in Spanish).
In brief lyrical prose pieces, Juan Ramón Jiménez shares walks and conversations with his donkey Platero in the Andalusian town of Moguer. The work combines scenes of nature and rural life with reflections on friendship, life and death, in simple and moving language.
Juan Ramón Jiménez won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. The edition belongs to the Biblioteca EDAF collection no. 153 and includes the 1917 text, appendices and a study by Michael P. Predmore.
A work read by children and adults in Spanish-speaking countries, recommended for those seeking a brief classic of Spanish literature.
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistic purity". One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the concept of "pure poetry".
