The Restlessness of Shanti Andia:1st Edt. 2nd Printing – Pio Baroja

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Stories: The Cabbages in the Cemetery; The Abyss; Essays and Sketches: The way I Write; The Renegade Friar; Galvez the Absurd; The Tale of a Wig; Play: The Legend of Juan de Alzate. First English Edition, 1959. “Pio Baroja y Nessi (1872-1956) was a Spanish writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of ’98. He was a member of an illustrious family, his brother Ricardo was a painter, writer and engraver, and his nephew Julio Caro Baroja, son of his younger sister Carmen, was a well-known anthropologist. In keeping with Spanish literary tradition, Baroja often wrote in a pessimistic, picaresque style. His deft portrayal of the characters and settings brought the Basque region to life much as Benito Perez Galdós’s works offered an insight into Madrid. Baroja’s works were often lively but could be lacking in plot. They are written in an abrupt, vivid, yet impersonal style. He was accused of grammatical errors, which he never denied. Ernest Hemingway was greatly influenced by Baroja and told him when he visited him in October 1956, ‘Allow me to pay this small tribute to you who taught so much to those of us who wanted to be writers when we were young. I deplore the fact that you have not yet received a Nobel Prize, especially when it was given to so many who deserved it less, like me, who am only an adventurer’. Baroja died shortly after this visit and was buried in the Civil Cemetery of Madrid.” Price clipped. Minor edge wear to dj with only the slightest age-toning to bottom and fore- text block edge, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue decorative cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
Description Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First English Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 415 pp, The World of Pio Baroja by Anthony Kerrigan; Minor edge wear to dj with only the slightest age-toning to bottom and fore- text block edge, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or inscription. Blue decorative cloth with gilt lettering to spine.
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