by Miguel de Unamuno · ANAYA INFANTIL Y JUVENIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420726595
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«San Manuel Bueno, mártir» is the short novel by Miguel de Unamuno, published by Anaya Infantil y Juvenil in paperback (136 pages, in Spanish).
The priest of a village by a lake preaches to his parishioners a faith he himself cannot feel. The narrator, Ángela Carballino, reconstructs the life of don Manuel, a man tormented by his unbelief who devotes his existence to consoling others and maintaining their hope. The work addresses religious doubt, compassion, and the meaning of life.
Part of the Clásicos - Biblioteca Didáctica Anaya collection (number 14), an annotated edition with activities. Recommended reading from age 14.
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher and academic. His major philosophical essay was Tragic Sense of Life (1913), and his most famous novels were Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion (1917), a modern exploration of the Cain and Abel story, and Mist (1914), which The Literary Encyclopedia calls "the most acclaimed Spanish Modernist novel".
