That Bringas Woman
On the eve of revolution, the decadent upper classes of Madrid struggle to maintain a life of conspicuous consumption and extravagant display. This caustic masterpiece of ironic style follows Rosala's attempt to keep up appearances, accumulation of secret debt, and ultimate exchange of the only...
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On the eve of revolution, the decadent upper classes of Madrid struggle to maintain a life of conspicuous consumption and extravagant display. This caustic masterpiece of ironic style follows Rosala's attempt to keep up appearances, accumulation of secret debt, and ultimate exchange of the only commodity of value she still possesses: herself.
The equal of contemporaries Balzac and Hardy, Galdós is Spain's best-kept literary secret.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780460876360 (0460876368)
Publish date: 1996-08-15
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Ltd.
Pages no: 218
Edition language: English
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