An edition of Spain's forgotten novelist (1995)
Spain's forgotten novelist
Armando PalacioValdés, 1853-1938
By Brian J. Dendle
Publish Date
1995
Publisher
Bucknell University Press,Associated University Presses
Language
eng
Pages
186
Description:
At the turn of the century, Armando Palacio Valdes (1853-1938) enjoyed the reputation of being one of Spain's leading novelists. Widely translated into other languages, he was hailed enthusiastically by such foreign critics as Edmund Gosse and William Dean Howells. In the twentieth century, he was regarded as a "safe" novelist, the paladin of middle-class Catholic virtues. Recently, however, his novels are again attracting interest in Spain. In Spain's Forgotten Novelist, Brian J. Dendle critically examines Palacio Valdes's career and reputation, casting doubt on his benign image and veracity, and establishing that the sales of Palacio Valdes's books in translation were much less than the author claimed.