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Title: The Cabin [La barraca]

Note: Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

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Summary: "The Cabin [La barraca]" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in the early 20th century. It tells a poignant story of rural life in Spain, focusing on the struggles and dignity of the peasant class as they navigate the challenges posed by harsh economic realities and social injustices. Key characters include Pepeta, a hardworking farmer’s wife facing the burdens of her family and the oppressive circumstances of her existence. The opening of this narrative introduces readers to a vibrant yet harsh landscape of the Valencian plain at dawn. There, we meet Pepeta as she rises early to sell vegetables in the market, enduring the strain of her labor alongside her feckless husband, Toni. Her encounters highlight a community woven with tales of hardship, including a chance meeting with Rosario, an old acquaintance whose life has taken a tragic turn. This sets the stage for an exploration of themes such as poverty, resilience, and the impact of social class, ultimately leading to the tragic decline of the Barret family's fortunes amidst the backdrop of rural life marked by uncertainty and despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente, 1867-1928

Author of introduction, etc.: Underhill, John Garrett, 1876-1946

Translator: Mekota, Beatrice M.

Translator: Snow, Francis Haffkine

EBook No.: 38165

Published: Nov 29, 2011

Downloads: 115

Language: English

Subject: Spanish fiction -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:38165:2 2011-11-29T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Snow, Francis Haffkine Mekota, Beatrice M. Underhill, John Garrett Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente en 1
2024-11-10T00:02:09Z The Cabin [La barraca]

This edition has images.

Title: The Cabin [La barraca]

Note: Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Cabin [La barraca]" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in the early 20th century. It tells a poignant story of rural life in Spain, focusing on the struggles and dignity of the peasant class as they navigate the challenges posed by harsh economic realities and social injustices. Key characters include Pepeta, a hardworking farmer’s wife facing the burdens of her family and the oppressive circumstances of her existence. The opening of this narrative introduces readers to a vibrant yet harsh landscape of the Valencian plain at dawn. There, we meet Pepeta as she rises early to sell vegetables in the market, enduring the strain of her labor alongside her feckless husband, Toni. Her encounters highlight a community woven with tales of hardship, including a chance meeting with Rosario, an old acquaintance whose life has taken a tragic turn. This sets the stage for an exploration of themes such as poverty, resilience, and the impact of social class, ultimately leading to the tragic decline of the Barret family's fortunes amidst the backdrop of rural life marked by uncertainty and despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente, 1867-1928

Author of introduction, etc.: Underhill, John Garrett, 1876-1946

Translator: Mekota, Beatrice M.

Translator: Snow, Francis Haffkine

EBook No.: 38165

Published: Nov 29, 2011

Downloads: 115

Language: English

Subject: Spanish fiction -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:38165:3 2011-11-29T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Snow, Francis Haffkine Mekota, Beatrice M. Underhill, John Garrett Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente en 1